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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Summary of the contributions; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I Mathematical and Computational Foundations; Chapter 1: Amalgams, Colimits, and Conceptual Blending; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Category Theory Preliminaries; 1.2.1 Categories and Morphisms; 1.2.2 Diagrams, Cocones, and Colimits; 1.2.3 Partial Morphisms; 1.3 Conceptual Blending as Colimits; 1.3.1 Ordered Categories; 1.3.2 Colimits in Ordered Categories; 1.3.3 3/2-Colimits; 1.4 Conceptual Blending as Amalgams; 1.4.1 Amalgams; 1.4.2 Asymmetric Amalgams and Analogy
1.5 Relating Colimits and Amalgams1.5.1 Preliminaries; 1.5.2 A Category-Theoretical Account of Amalgams; 1.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Computational Aspects of Concept Invention; 2.1 A Process Model for Concept Invention; 2.2 Rich Background and Discovery; 2.2.1 Rich Background; 2.2.2 Similarity-Based Discovery; 2.3 Blends as Amalgams; 2.4 Arguments, Values and Audiences; 2.5 Coherence Theory; 2.5.1 Coherence Graphs; 2.5.2 Blend Evaluation by Means of Coherence; 2.6 Exemplifying the Process Model; 2.6.1 Creating Computer Icon Concepts; 2.6.1.1 A Rich Background of Computer Icons
2.6.1.2 Discovery2.6.1.3 Blending Computer Icons; 2.6.1.4 Evaluating Conceptual Blends by Means of Arguments; 2.6.2 Coherent Conceptual Blending; 2.6.2.1 Rich Background in AL; 2.6.2.2 Blending in AL; Generalising AL descriptions; The House-Boat Blend; 2.6.2.3 Conceptual Coherence in AL; 2.6.2.4 Evaluating the Coherence of Conceptual Blends; 2.7 RelatedWork; 2.8 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 3: Conceptual Blending in DOL: Evaluating Consistency and Conflict Resolution; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Towards the Computational Generation of Blends; 3.2.1 COINVENT Model
3.2.2 Conceptual Blending Workflow3.3 Blending with DOL; 3.3.1 Foundations of DOL; 3.3.2 Features of DOL; 3.3.3 Tool Support for DOL; 3.3.4 Workflow Formalisation in DOL; 3.4 Examples of Conceptual Blending in DOL; 3.4.1 Creating Monsters; 3.4.1.1 Generating the Base Ontology; 3.4.1.2 Generalising the Input Spaces; 3.4.1.3 Expressing and Evaluating Requirements; 3.4.2 Goldbach Rings; 3.5 Summary; 3.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Part II: Cognitive and Social Aspects; Chapter 4: Image Schemas and Concept Invention; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conceptual Blending
4.2.1 Formalising Conceptual Blending4.3 Image Schemas; 4.3.1 Defining "Image Schema"; 4.3.2 Formalising Image Schemas; 4.4 Image Schemas as Families of Theories; 4.4.1 The Image Schema Family PATH-Following; 4.4.1.1 Concepts That Involve PATH-Following; 4.4.2 Formalising Image Schema Families; 4.4.3 Example: Axiomatising the PATH-Following Family; 4.5 Guiding Conceptual Blending with Image Schemas; 4.5.1 Blending with Image Schemas; 4.5.2 Similes Revisited; 4.5.2.1 The 'Mother Ship' Blend; 4.5.3 Blending with Families of Image Schemas; 4.5.4 The PATH-Following Family at Work
1.5 Relating Colimits and Amalgams1.5.1 Preliminaries; 1.5.2 A Category-Theoretical Account of Amalgams; 1.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Computational Aspects of Concept Invention; 2.1 A Process Model for Concept Invention; 2.2 Rich Background and Discovery; 2.2.1 Rich Background; 2.2.2 Similarity-Based Discovery; 2.3 Blends as Amalgams; 2.4 Arguments, Values and Audiences; 2.5 Coherence Theory; 2.5.1 Coherence Graphs; 2.5.2 Blend Evaluation by Means of Coherence; 2.6 Exemplifying the Process Model; 2.6.1 Creating Computer Icon Concepts; 2.6.1.1 A Rich Background of Computer Icons
2.6.1.2 Discovery2.6.1.3 Blending Computer Icons; 2.6.1.4 Evaluating Conceptual Blends by Means of Arguments; 2.6.2 Coherent Conceptual Blending; 2.6.2.1 Rich Background in AL; 2.6.2.2 Blending in AL; Generalising AL descriptions; The House-Boat Blend; 2.6.2.3 Conceptual Coherence in AL; 2.6.2.4 Evaluating the Coherence of Conceptual Blends; 2.7 RelatedWork; 2.8 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 3: Conceptual Blending in DOL: Evaluating Consistency and Conflict Resolution; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Towards the Computational Generation of Blends; 3.2.1 COINVENT Model
3.2.2 Conceptual Blending Workflow3.3 Blending with DOL; 3.3.1 Foundations of DOL; 3.3.2 Features of DOL; 3.3.3 Tool Support for DOL; 3.3.4 Workflow Formalisation in DOL; 3.4 Examples of Conceptual Blending in DOL; 3.4.1 Creating Monsters; 3.4.1.1 Generating the Base Ontology; 3.4.1.2 Generalising the Input Spaces; 3.4.1.3 Expressing and Evaluating Requirements; 3.4.2 Goldbach Rings; 3.5 Summary; 3.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives; References; Part II: Cognitive and Social Aspects; Chapter 4: Image Schemas and Concept Invention; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conceptual Blending
4.2.1 Formalising Conceptual Blending4.3 Image Schemas; 4.3.1 Defining "Image Schema"; 4.3.2 Formalising Image Schemas; 4.4 Image Schemas as Families of Theories; 4.4.1 The Image Schema Family PATH-Following; 4.4.1.1 Concepts That Involve PATH-Following; 4.4.2 Formalising Image Schema Families; 4.4.3 Example: Axiomatising the PATH-Following Family; 4.5 Guiding Conceptual Blending with Image Schemas; 4.5.1 Blending with Image Schemas; 4.5.2 Similes Revisited; 4.5.2.1 The 'Mother Ship' Blend; 4.5.3 Blending with Families of Image Schemas; 4.5.4 The PATH-Following Family at Work