Name
Title | ||
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Image Schemas and Conceptual Blending in Diagrammatic Reasoning: The Case of Hasse Diagrams |
Abstract | ||
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In this work, we propose a formal, computational model of the sense-making of diagrams by using the theories of image schemas and conceptual blending, stemming from cognitive linguistics. We illustrate our model here for the case of a Hasse diagram, using typed first-order logic to formalise the image schemas and to represent the geometry of a diagram. The latter additionally requires the use of some qualitative spatial reasoning formalisms. We show that, by blending image schemas with the geometrical configuration of a diagram, we can formally describe the way our cognition structures the understanding of, and the reasoning with, diagrams. In addition to a theoretical interest for diagrammatic reasoning, we also briefly discuss the cognitive underpinnings of good practice in diagram design, which are important for fields such as human-computer interaction and data visualization. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2021 | 10.1007/978-3-030-86062-2_31 | DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTATION AND INFERENCE, DIAGRAMS 2021 |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
Diagrammatic reasoning, Image schema, Conceptual blending, Hasse diagram, Formal specification, Sense-making | Conference | 12909 |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
0302-9743 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 3 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitra Bourou | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| W. Marco Schorlemmer | 2 | 1113 | 85.18 |
| Enric Plaza | 3 | 457 | 45.38 |