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Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents (CMAA 1998)

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Conceptual connections that look inevitable in retrospect often come from industrious and dynamic creative work below the horizon of observation. I introduce the theory of conceptual integration and discuss constraints that shape and guide the construction of meaningful connections.

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  1. Department of English Language and Literature, Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science University of Maryland, College Park, 20742

    Mark Turner

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield Herts, AL10 9AB, UK

    Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

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Turner, M. (1999). Forging Connections. In: Nehaniv, C.L. (eds) Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents. CMAA 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1562. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48834-0_2

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