Human culture depends on human minds for its creation, meaning and exchange. But minds
also depend on culture for their contents and processes. Past resolutions to this circularity …

Sketching is often used when working out ideas. This combination of drawing and
conceptual labeling is a very natural and effective form of communication and …

We present SpaceCase, a computational model of spatial preposition use that combines
geometric and functional influences. SpaceCase treats spatial preposition use as governed …

Abstract Language and knowledge capture are two skills that allow us to create structured
representations of the physical world for reasoning and communication. Spatial prepositions …

In this paper, we examine the interrelationships among language, culture, and cognition.
The central notion that individuals with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds think …

Languages around the world use spatial terminology, like prepositions, to describe non-
spatial, abstract concepts, including time (eg, in the moment). The Metaphoric Mapping …

The thesis underpinning this study is as follows; it is possible to build machine models that
are indistinguishable from the mental models used by humans to generate language to …

This paper presents an experimental study on the interpretation of the spatial preposition at
in adult speakers, based on a variant of the Truth Value Judgment Task. It is shown that …

This paper presents an account of how literal and metaphoric readings of spatial
prepositions in so-called “Boolean Phrases” can arise. The account aims to explain how …

Haptic (tactile) interaction is a promising approach to be used for human computer
interfaces. But how various kinds of haptic effects are learned and memorized, and what …