Spatial Language: Cognitive and Computational Perspectives (Hardcover, 2002)

Preface; K.R. Coventry, P. Olivier. Contributors. 1. Reasoning about Shape using the Tangential Axis Transform or the Shape's `Grain'; G. Edwards. 2. A Conceptual Model for Representing Verbal Expressions used in Route Descriptions; A. Gryl, et al. 3. Resolving Ambiguous Descriptions through Visual Information; I. Duwe, et al. 4. An Anthropomorphic Agent for the Use of Spatial Language; T. Jording, I. Wachsmuth. 5. Gesture, Thought, and Spatial Language; K. Emmorey, S. Casey. 6. Organization of Temporal Situations; N. Franklin, T. Federico. 7. Grounding Meaning in Visual Knowledge. A Case Study: Dimensional Adjectives; A. Goy. 8. Understanding How We Think about Space; C. Manning, et al. 9. The Real Story of `Over'?; K.R. Coventry, G. Mather. 10. Generating Spatial Descriptions from a Cognitive Point of View; R. Porzel, et al. 11. Multiple Frames of Reference in Interpreting Complex Projective Terms; C. Eschenbach, et al. 12. Goal-Directed Effects on Processing a Spatial Environment. Indications from Memory and Language; H.A. Taylor, S.J. Naylor. 13. Memory for Text and Memory for Space. Two Concurrent Memory Systems?; M. Wagener-Wender. Author Index. Subject Index.