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| Title: | Feature types and object categories: Is sensorimotoric knowledge different for living and nonliving things? |
| Author: | Carrie A. Ankerstein |
| Email: | click here to access email |
| Institution: | University of Sheffield |
| Author: | Rosemary A. Varley |
| Institution: | University of Sheffield |
| Author: | Patricia E. Cowell |
| Institution: | University of Sheffield |
| Linguistic Field: | Psycholinguistics; Semantics |
| Abstract: | Some models of semantic memory claim that items from living and nonliving domains have different feature-type profiles. Data from feature generation and perceptual modality rating tasks were compared to evaluate this claim. Results from two living (animals, fruits/vegetables) and two nonliving (tools, vehicles) categories showed that sensorimotoric features were important in object knowledge across both domains. In addition, significant cross-domain similarities and within-domain differences indicated that feature profiles were not determined simply as a function of the living and nonliving domain distinction. The current data support a model of semantic memory rooted in perceptual and motor processes with reduced salience for the “living/nonliving” construct. |
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This article appears in Applied Psycholinguistics Vol. 33, Issue 3, which you can read on Cambridge's site or on LINGUIST . |
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