Similarity and emergence in conceptual combination

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-38

  Wilkenfeld, Merryl J ^a   Ward, Thomas B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categories; Concepts; Conceptual combination; Emergent properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035742506     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmla.2000.2772     Document Type: Article

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