Abstract

MACINTYRE, Mauro; VIVAS, Leticia  and  VIVAS, Jorge. Weighted feature typology based on semantic feature production norms. Temas psicol. [online]. 2017, vol.25, n.2, pp. 843-854. ISSN 1413-389X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.9788/TP2017.2-21Es.

Feature taxonomy proposed by sensory-functional theories to differentiate between domains (living or non-living things) received a number of critics: (a) the vagueness of the definition of attribute types; (b) the limitations of the dichotomous taxonomy; (c) the insufficiency of feature production variable to discriminate between domains. This paper aims to contribute to overcome these difficulties by proposing an analysis based on a complex taxonomy supported on empirical data obtained from Semantic Feature Production Norms in Spanish, considering features' frequency and order of production. Data was collected from a sample of 180 Spanish speaking healthy adults who produced defining features for 90 concrete concepts. The results show similarities between domains, in so far as to the primacy of superordinate attributes, and differences in the weight of the dynamic (functional and behavioral) and sensory features. This information is worthy to characterize the compositional structure of the features that constitute the semantic representation of concrete concepts.

Keywords : Semantic feature; semantic feature production norms; semantic domains; accessibility.

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