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Cognitive Semantics : Meaning and Cognition

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160 KENNETH HOLMQVIST<br />

tvelwe o´clock a…ago<br />

Figure 3.<br />

However, it often happens that two predications cannot be superimposed until<br />

one of them has been turned properly, as in Figure 4.<br />

VERT<br />

Figure 4.<br />

TIME TIME<br />

NOT SUPERIMPOSABLE<br />

a…ago<br />

Also, the superimposition must map the dimensions in one predication onto<br />

the proper dimensions of the other predication. When there is only one<br />

dimension of the same type, there is no problem. See Figure 5.<br />

Schema<br />

along the pole<br />

HORIS<br />

VERT<br />

. . .<br />

SUPERIMPOSITION<br />

VERT<br />

long<br />

HORIS<br />

. . .<br />

HORIS<br />

rope<br />

Dimensions<br />

Figure 5.<br />

Extension<br />

Extension<br />

Diameter<br />

Position(s)<br />

Direction<br />

VERT<br />

day<br />

TIME<br />

SUPERIMPOSITION<br />

HORIS<br />

TIME<br />

VERT<br />

TIME<br />

HORIS<br />

NOT SUPERIMPOSABLE

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