The Diagrammatic Image Schema Language (DISL)
2025 (English)In: Spatial Cognition and Computation, ISSN 1387-5868, E-ISSN 1573-9252, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 138-175Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Image schemas are mental patterns learned from perceptual experiences capturing conceptual constructions in expressions. In linguistic analysis, their visualizations are often context-dependent without a generalizable structure. Addressing this, we introduce The Diagrammatic Image Schema Language: a formal representation language that systematizes a set of visual combination rules for different conceptual primitives from the cognitive science literature. These primitives are distinguished from a formal point of view to allow for more general application. DISL also contains a logical exchange format in which the diagrams may be made machine-readable. Using DISL, the semantic structure of complex scenarios can be represented and computed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2025. Vol. 25, no 2, p. 138-175
Keywords [en]
conceptual mapping, conceptual visualization, diagrammatic representation, Image schemas, logical formalism, Semantics, Visual languages, Context dependent, Diagrammatic representations, Formal representations, Image schemata, Linguistic analysis, Perceptual experience, Schema language, Visualization
National Category
Computer Sciences Natural Language Processing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-65724DOI: 10.1080/13875868.2024.2377284ISI: 001270404700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105001856148Local ID: HOA;intsam;963185OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-65724DiVA, id: diva2:1885128
2024-07-222024-07-222025-04-16Bibliographically approved