Clustering, Hierarchical Organization, and the Topography of Abstract and Concrete Nouns

The empirical study of language has historically relied heavily upon concrete word stimuli. By definition, concrete words evoke salient perceptual associations that fit well within feature-based, sensorimotor models of word meaning. In contrast, many theorists argue that abstract words are disembod...

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Main Authors: Joshua eTroche, Sebastian eCrutch, Jamie eReilly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00360/full