The organization of semantic associations between senses in language
Distributional semantic representations were used to investigate crossmodal correspondences within language, offering a comprehensive analysis of how sensory experiences interconnect in linguistic constructs. By computing semantic proximity between words from different sensory modalities, a crossmod...
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| description | Distributional semantic representations were used to investigate crossmodal correspondences within language, offering a comprehensive analysis of how sensory experiences interconnect in linguistic constructs. By computing semantic proximity between words from different sensory modalities, a crossmodal semantic network was constructed, providing a general view of crossmodal correspondences in the English language. Community detection techniques were applied to unveil domains of experience where crossmodal correspondences were likely to manifest, while also considering the role of affective dimensions in shaping these domains. The study revealed the existence of an architecture of structured domains of experience in language, whereby crossmodal correspondences are deeply embedded. The present research highlights the roles of emotion and statistical associations in the organization of sensory concepts across modalities in language. The domains identified, including food, the body, the physical world and emotions/values, underscored the intricate interplay between the senses, emotion and semantic patterns. These findings align with the embodied lexicon hypothesis and the semantic coding hypothesis, emphasizing the capacity of language to capture and reflect crossmodal correspondences’ emotional and perceptual subtleties in the form of networks, while also revealing opportunities for further perceptual research on crossmodal correspondences and multisensory integration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4c352494b1a4f32a7d82c486980eec82025-08-20T02:19:37ZengCambridge University PressLanguage and Cognition1866-98081866-98592024-12-01161588161710.1017/langcog.2024.19The organization of semantic associations between senses in languageJorge A. Alvarado0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8331-2031Carlos Velasco1Alejandro Salgado2Department of Industrial Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Marketing, Centre for Multisensory Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, NorwayCentro de estudios superiores de administración, CESA, Bogotá, ColombiaDistributional semantic representations were used to investigate crossmodal correspondences within language, offering a comprehensive analysis of how sensory experiences interconnect in linguistic constructs. By computing semantic proximity between words from different sensory modalities, a crossmodal semantic network was constructed, providing a general view of crossmodal correspondences in the English language. Community detection techniques were applied to unveil domains of experience where crossmodal correspondences were likely to manifest, while also considering the role of affective dimensions in shaping these domains. The study revealed the existence of an architecture of structured domains of experience in language, whereby crossmodal correspondences are deeply embedded. The present research highlights the roles of emotion and statistical associations in the organization of sensory concepts across modalities in language. The domains identified, including food, the body, the physical world and emotions/values, underscored the intricate interplay between the senses, emotion and semantic patterns. These findings align with the embodied lexicon hypothesis and the semantic coding hypothesis, emphasizing the capacity of language to capture and reflect crossmodal correspondences’ emotional and perceptual subtleties in the form of networks, while also revealing opportunities for further perceptual research on crossmodal correspondences and multisensory integration.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S186698082400019X/type/journal_articlecomputational linguisticsconcept representationcrossmodal correspondencesdistributional semantic representationsemotionmultisensory integrationnetwork sciencesemantic domains |
| spellingShingle | Jorge A. Alvarado Carlos Velasco Alejandro Salgado The organization of semantic associations between senses in language Language and Cognition computational linguistics concept representation crossmodal correspondences distributional semantic representations emotion multisensory integration network science semantic domains |
| title | The organization of semantic associations between senses in language |
| title_full | The organization of semantic associations between senses in language |
| title_fullStr | The organization of semantic associations between senses in language |
| title_full_unstemmed | The organization of semantic associations between senses in language |
| title_short | The organization of semantic associations between senses in language |
| title_sort | organization of semantic associations between senses in language |
| topic | computational linguistics concept representation crossmodal correspondences distributional semantic representations emotion multisensory integration network science semantic domains |
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