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Prototype theory

Prototype theory is a theory of categorization in cognitive science, particularly in psychology and cognitive linguistics, in which there is a graded degree of belonging to a conceptual category, and some members are more central than others. It emerged in 1971 with the work of psychologist Eleanor Rosch, and it has been described as a "Copernican…

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related to Graded categorization · 9
Prototype theory → Eric Margolis, For, In, Laurence, Linguists, Margolis, One, Stephen Laurence, When
related to overview · 9
Prototype theory → As, Contrary, Eleanor Rosch's, Every, Natural Categories, Necessary, Rather, Rosch, The
related to Combining categories · 6
Prototype theory → Combining, In, The, These, This, Within
related to Exemplar theory · 4
Prototype theory → Douglas, Marguerite, Medin, Schaffer
related to Critique · 2
Prototype theory → Eugenio Coseriu, Prototype
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Prototype theory → theory of categorization in cognitive science

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prototype categories category theory rosch categorization features cognitive basic prototypes doi level concept 10 journal psychology members concepts pp example

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Prototype theoryis atheory of categorization in cognitive science0.90text
ostrichinstance ofatypical birds0.80text
penguin are themselves basic level termsinstance ofatypical birds0.80text
having very distinct outlinesinstance ofatypical birds0.80text
not sharing obvious parts with other birds.More problems arise when the notion of a prototype is applied to lexical categories other than the nouninstance ofatypical birds0.80text
colour cognitioninstance ofprototype effects have been investigated widely in areas0.80text
and also for more abstract notionsinstance ofprototype effects have been investigated widely in areas0.80text
red is to be defined as the set of objects having this propertyinstance ofwhere the semantics of a word0.80text
smallinstance ofThis does not apply as well to modifiers0.80text
red wine or red hair which are hardly red in the prototypical senseinstance ofThis extends even more radically in compounds0.80text
but the red indicates merely a shift from the prototypical colour of wine or hair respectivelyinstance ofThis extends even more radically in compounds0.80text
pet fish are produced by a compositional function operating on the features of each conceptinstance oftherefore this prototype must be generated from something other than its constituent parts.James Hampton found that prototypes for conjunctive concepts0.80text

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