Spreading Activation, Lexical Priming and the Semantic Web Early Psy

This book explores the interconnections between linguistics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, their mutually influential theories and developments, and the areas where these two groups can still learn from each other. It begins with a brief histo

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Michael Pace-Sigge

Spreading Activation, Lexical Priming and the Semantic Web

Michael Pace-Sigge

Spreading Activation, Lexical Priming and the Semantic Web Early Psycholinguistic Theories, Corpus Linguistics and AI Applications

Michael Pace-Sigge Department of English Language and Culture University of Eastern Finland Joensuu, Finland

ISBN 978-3-319-90718-5 ISBN 978-3-319-90719-2  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90719-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018940750 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Stephen Bonk/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

My thanks go to the following people: Michael Hoey, who got me interested into corpus linguistics and, in particular, the theory of lexical priming; Mike O’Donnell, Paul Rayson and Gerold Schneider, with whom I had a number of enlightening conversations with regard to computational linguistics and the use of machine learning for linguistics; Allan Collins, Peter Norvig and Yorick Wilks, who took time off their busy schedule to e-mail back answers to my naïve questions; All the people at Palgrave Macmillan, in particular my editor, Beth Farrow, as well as the copy readers and the anonymous reviewers who enabled me to proceed. My particular thanks go to Jess Pope, Katie J. Patterson and KarlHermann Wieners, who diligently read the draft version of the text and helped to correct and clarify a number of issues. All remaining errors are, of course, mine. My particular thanks and the book’s dedication go to Katie, for initiating this project and encouraging me all the