The paper introduces a new perspective on abstract concepts (eg “freedom”) and their
associate words representation, the Words As social Tools (WAT) view. Traditional theories …

Abstract Abstract concepts (“freedom”) differ from concrete ones (“cat”), as they do not have
a bounded, identifiable, and clearly perceivable referent. The way in which abstract …

The issue of how abstract concepts are represented is widely debated. However, evidence
is controversial, also because different criteria were used to select abstract concepts–for …

Distributional semantic models derive computational representations of word meaning from
the patterns of co-occurrence of words in text. Such models have been a success story of …

1.1 Abstract Concepts and Word Meanings: How to Define Them?.............................. 1 1.2
Abstraction and Abstractness......................... 3 1.2. 1 Abstractness and the Glue of …

Abstract concepts play a central role in human behaviour and constitute a critical component
of the human conceptual system. Here, we investigate the neural basis of four types of …

Abstract concepts are relevant to a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive science,
linguistics, psychology, cognitive, social, and affective neuroscience, and philosophy. This …

Despite its theoretical importance, little is known about how semantic memory structure
facilitates and constrains creative idea generation. We examine whether the semantic …

The problem of representation of abstract concepts, such as 'freedom'and 'justice', has
become particularly crucial in recent years, owing to the increased success of embodied and …

A growing body of evidence suggests that cognition is embodied and grounded. Abstract
concepts, though, remain a significant theoretical challenge. A number of researchers have …