Generalizing Prototype Theory: A Formal Quantum Framework
Theories of natural language and concepts have been unable to model the flexibility, creativity, context-dependence, and emergence, exhibited by words, concepts and their combinations. The mathematical formalism of quantum theory has instead been successful in capturing these phenomena such as grade...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00418/full |