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SUMMARY:Semantic Knowledge of Living and Nonliving Things - Carrie Ankerst
 ein\, Department of English\, Universitaet des Saarlandes\; and Department
  of Human Communication Sciences\, the University of Sheffield.
DTSTART:20090602T150000Z
DTEND:20090602T163000Z
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CONTACT:Susan Rolfe
DESCRIPTION:Some models of semantic memory claim that items from living an
 d\nnonliving domains have different feature-type profiles. Data from\nfeat
 ure generation and perceptual modality rating tasks were compared to\neval
 uate this claim. Results from two living (animals and\nfruit/vegetables) a
 nd two nonliving (tools and vehicles) categories\nshowed that sensorimotor
 ic features were important in object knowledge\nacross both domains. In ad
 dition\, significant cross-domain similarities\nand within domain differen
 ces indicated that feature profiles were\nnot determined simply as a funct
 ion of the living and nonliving domain\ndistinction. The current data supp
 ort a model of semantic memory rooted\nin perceptual and motor processes w
 ith reduced salience for the\n"living/nonliving" construct.
LOCATION:GR-06/07\, English Faculty Building
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