Frames at the Interface of Language and Cognition

Löbner, Sebastian

doi:10.1146/annurev-linguistics-042920-030620

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“… Purves et al, 2019 ). We achieve this result by extending our approach with a frame semantics analysis of facets and place concepts (e.g., Löbner, 2014 , 2021 ). We show that place names and terms (e.g., alley and street ) can enter hierarchical types of relations in conceptual networks.…”

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“… Frame-theoretic representation for the “Pitt Street” concept. Note that concepts can undergo a form of compositional facet unification (“feature unification” in frame theories: Löbner, 2014 , 2021 ). The concept “Pitt” and the concept “Street” are represented via their structured facet referents, F and S .…”

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Place and place names: a unified model

Ursini,

Zhang

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The goal of this paper is to offer a unified account of Place as a central theoretical notion across different disciplines. We show that while psychology, geography and other sciences have been converging to a unified view of this notion, linguistics still offers a fragmented perspective. Consequently, place names lack a full-fledged analysis that connects this category to the psychological concept of place. We propose to overcome this impasse by introducing a multi-modal Discourse Representation Theory (DRT) account of place as a conceptual construct and place concepts as specific instances of this construct. We show that current variants of DRT permit us to model place names and their senses, i.e., the meaning(s) that individuals associate with Sydney. We then model non-linguistic place concepts, i.e., the mental representation(s) that individuals can have of the city carrying this name. We present a model of the relation between linguistic meaning and conceptual content via the notion of anchoring relations applied to place. We pair this formal treatment with a morpho-syntactic account of place names building on current generative syntax treatments of proper names. Once we have a morpho-syntactic and semantic model of place names, we use a frame semantics treatment to account for lexical relations among place names. We test the overarching model on a set of recalcitrant problems afflicting current linguistic and multi-disciplinary treatments of place. These are the grammatical complexity and lexical content of place names, place concepts and their networks, and inter-subjective, communicative models of place in discourse. By solving these problems, our account integrates several frameworks (DRT, conceptual analysis, generative syntax, frame semantics) and connects several disciplines (linguistics, psychology, geographic information science, communication models) via a novel, multi-modal account of place. We conclude by discussing the theoretical and empirical import of these results.

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Place and place names: a unified model

Ursini,

Zhang

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…The framing of an issue, whether it emphasizes gains or losses, significantly influences decision-making. The analysis of such framing effects is an empirical area of study that tries to understand the link between language use (how it is framed) and how it influences our thoughts, including attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors [8].…”

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“…Barsalou posited that frames serve as the fundamental format for concepts in cognitive processes, a proposition that became known as the Frame Hypothesis that within human cognition, frames offer the basic means of representing information [8]. He substantiated this assertion with empirical evidence and incorporated it into a comprehensive theory of cognition.…”

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Role of Language in Emotions and Bias: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective of Affective Political Media in the US

Tang

2024

LNEP

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In todays digital era, where emotions are central to journalism and information disseminates rapidly, the role of language in transmitting emotions, stereotypes, and biases has become a subject of debate and study. The use of language in news media can be argued, as it may prioritize sensationalism over accuracy to tap into peoples feelings under new business models and the attention economy. While journalism ethics aim to minimize bias, journalism consistently incorporates emotions to captivate the audience and create an experience of involvement. This is significant because language, consumed from diverse media news channels, is integral to cognition. Research in cognitive linguistics demonstrates that human beings view the world in metaphoric terms, and language defines and constrains communication, thinking, and sense-making. This article explores linguistic mechanisms such as metaphors of flood and aliens, agenda setting, selectivity, framing, and expectancy bias, through which emotions, perspectives, and affectivity are sustained and propagated in political news reporting. It considers the impact of stereotypes and biases, particularly in the media portrayal of undocumented immigrants and different framings in the description of the War in Gaza. The article highlights that language is seldom neutral and is intertwined with motives, emphasizing the importance of understanding the persuasive power of words. In conclusion, this paper reveals the role of language in shaping perceptions of message receivers and contributes to enhancing linguistic justice, informing more ethical approaches to journalism and media production. It emphasizes the need for an editorially conscious and intelligent use of language to create engaging, empathetic content.

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“…In this direction, "the research group of Düsseldorf" has presented the history of frames in relation to linguistics and cognitive science. It has been found that semantics and commmon sense knowledge are essential to develop linguistic frame model that covers word claases in natural language (Löbner, 2021). Frame knowledge has also been applied to discuss metaphors and it accurately mapping the metaphors in English (Stickles et al, 2014).…”

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2022

3C Empresa

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Consider an inventoried item for which reduction in sales price is declared as the age of the item increases. Decision to maintain sales price at the same level/reduce, is taken at stages 2, • • • , k − 1, k. On the items attaining CLT, they are sold at scrap value, provided items are still left in stock. Customer arrival forms a non-homogenous Poisson process, with rate increasing with each sales price reduction. Service time follows exponential distribution.The items are replenished according to (S, s) policy with positive lead time. Each stage of CLT is iid which follows a Phase type distribution with representation(α, S) of order m. The k-fold convolution of this distribution is the CLT of the inventoried items. The problem is modelled as a queueing-inventory problem which is a continuous time Markov chain (CTMC). The stationary distribution of this CTMC is computed and various performance measures are discussed. A cost function is constructed to compute the optimal order quantity and reorder level.The model is compared with queueing inventory model in which the CLT follows Erlang Distribution of order k.

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Frames at the Interface of Language and Cognition

Cited by 10 publications

References 61 publications

Place and place names: a unified model

Place and place names: a unified model

Role of Language in Emotions and Bias: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective of Affective Political Media in the US

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