The cultural evolution of emotion
Scholarly debates about the nature of human emotion traditionally pit biological and cultural
influences against one another. Although many existing theories acknowledge the role of …
influences against one another. Although many existing theories acknowledge the role of …
GPT is an effective tool for multilingual psychological text analysis
The social and behavioral sciences have been increasingly using automated text analysis to
measure psychological constructs in text. We explore whether GPT, the large-language …
measure psychological constructs in text. We explore whether GPT, the large-language …
[HTML][HTML] Consensus paper: Current perspectives on abstract concepts and future research directions
Abstract concepts are relevant to a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive science,
linguistics, psychology, cognitive, social, and affective neuroscience, and philosophy. This …
linguistics, psychology, cognitive, social, and affective neuroscience, and philosophy. This …
Unsettling languages, unruly bodyminds: A crip linguistics manifesto
J Henner, O Robinson - Journal of …, 2023 - criticalstudycommunicationdisability …
Abstract We introduce Crip Linguistics as a theoretical and abolitionist framework. People
use languages in different ways. Some people use language to help find other people like …
use languages in different ways. Some people use language to help find other people like …
From text to thought: How analyzing language can advance psychological science
Humans have been using language for millennia but have only just begun to scratch the
surface of what natural language can reveal about the mind. Here we propose that language …
surface of what natural language can reveal about the mind. Here we propose that language …
[HTML][HTML] Lexibank, a public repository of standardized wordlists with computed phonological and lexical features
The past decades have seen substantial growth in digital data on the world's languages. At
the same time, the demand for cross-linguistic datasets has been increasing, as witnessed …
the same time, the demand for cross-linguistic datasets has been increasing, as witnessed …
Getting aligned on representational alignment
Biological and artificial information processing systems form representations of the world
that they can use to categorize, reason, plan, navigate, and make decisions. To what extent …
that they can use to categorize, reason, plan, navigate, and make decisions. To what extent …
Abstract concepts and emotion: Cross-linguistic evidence and arguments against affective embodiment
B Winter - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
How are abstract concepts such as 'freedom'and 'democracy'represented in the mind? One
prominent proposal suggests that abstract concepts are grounded in emotion. Supporting …
prominent proposal suggests that abstract concepts are grounded in emotion. Supporting …
Social semantics: the organization and grounding of abstract concepts
Abstract concepts, like justice and friendship, are central features of our daily lives.
Traditionally, abstract concepts are distinguished from other concepts in that they cannot be …
Traditionally, abstract concepts are distinguished from other concepts in that they cannot be …
The map trap: Why and how word learning research should move beyond mapping
EH Wojcik, M Zettersten… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A pervasive goal in the study of how children learn word meanings is to explain how young
children solve the mapping problem. The mapping problem asks how language learners …
children solve the mapping problem. The mapping problem asks how language learners …