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ODD NUMBER in Cognitive Linguistics of WILLIAM CROFT and D. ALAN CRUSE



The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InWhat does the term “coercion” mean in the context of Cognitive Linguistics?What does a cognitive linguistics researcher actually do in practice?What kinds of maths to learn for understanding dynamical systems in cognitive linguistics?Short summary of Cognitive LinguisticsDoes understanding free word order require a distinct cognitive process?How does flexible and context-dependent Categorisation not imply fuzzy Category Boundaries?Subject-verb number agreement with complex subjectDefinition of “concept” and "conceptual field in cognitive linguisticsWhat is the view of prototype theory regarding features?Is there any bridge between cognitive linguistics and cognitive psychology, beside knowledge representation?










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In the subsection 4.3.4.2 The ‘odd number paradox’ of Cognitive Linguistics by W. Croft & D. A. Cruse



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The ‘odd number paradox’ has also been put forward as a problem for
prototype theory. Armstrong et al. (1983) found that people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features. Their proposed solution, the so-called ‘dual representation’ hypothesis, combines the prototype approach and the classical approach (Smith et al. 1974). The idea is that concepts have two representations, which have different functions. There is a ‘core’ representation, which has basically the form of a classical definition. This representation will govern the logical properties of the concept. The other representation is some sort of prototype system which prioritizes the most typical features, and whose function is to allow rapid categorization of instances encountered. With this set-up, the odd-number effect ceases to be a puzzle. However, this conjunction of two theories inherits most of the problems of both of them: in particular, it reinstates a major problem of the classical theory that prototype theory was intended to solve, namely, the fact that for a great many everyday concepts there is no available core definition.




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    In the subsection 4.3.4.2 The ‘odd number paradox’ of Cognitive Linguistics by W. Croft & D. A. Cruse



    We read:




    The ‘odd number paradox’ has also been put forward as a problem for
    prototype theory. Armstrong et al. (1983) found that people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features. Their proposed solution, the so-called ‘dual representation’ hypothesis, combines the prototype approach and the classical approach (Smith et al. 1974). The idea is that concepts have two representations, which have different functions. There is a ‘core’ representation, which has basically the form of a classical definition. This representation will govern the logical properties of the concept. The other representation is some sort of prototype system which prioritizes the most typical features, and whose function is to allow rapid categorization of instances encountered. With this set-up, the odd-number effect ceases to be a puzzle. However, this conjunction of two theories inherits most of the problems of both of them: in particular, it reinstates a major problem of the classical theory that prototype theory was intended to solve, namely, the fact that for a great many everyday concepts there is no available core definition.




    It is clear for me that they speak about conjecture of the two representations of a concept.
    But I is unclear for me what do they mean in this sentence 'people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features.'










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      In the subsection 4.3.4.2 The ‘odd number paradox’ of Cognitive Linguistics by W. Croft & D. A. Cruse



      We read:




      The ‘odd number paradox’ has also been put forward as a problem for
      prototype theory. Armstrong et al. (1983) found that people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features. Their proposed solution, the so-called ‘dual representation’ hypothesis, combines the prototype approach and the classical approach (Smith et al. 1974). The idea is that concepts have two representations, which have different functions. There is a ‘core’ representation, which has basically the form of a classical definition. This representation will govern the logical properties of the concept. The other representation is some sort of prototype system which prioritizes the most typical features, and whose function is to allow rapid categorization of instances encountered. With this set-up, the odd-number effect ceases to be a puzzle. However, this conjunction of two theories inherits most of the problems of both of them: in particular, it reinstates a major problem of the classical theory that prototype theory was intended to solve, namely, the fact that for a great many everyday concepts there is no available core definition.




      It is clear for me that they speak about conjecture of the two representations of a concept.
      But I is unclear for me what do they mean in this sentence 'people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features.'










      share|improve this question









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      In the subsection 4.3.4.2 The ‘odd number paradox’ of Cognitive Linguistics by W. Croft & D. A. Cruse



      We read:




      The ‘odd number paradox’ has also been put forward as a problem for
      prototype theory. Armstrong et al. (1983) found that people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features. Their proposed solution, the so-called ‘dual representation’ hypothesis, combines the prototype approach and the classical approach (Smith et al. 1974). The idea is that concepts have two representations, which have different functions. There is a ‘core’ representation, which has basically the form of a classical definition. This representation will govern the logical properties of the concept. The other representation is some sort of prototype system which prioritizes the most typical features, and whose function is to allow rapid categorization of instances encountered. With this set-up, the odd-number effect ceases to be a puzzle. However, this conjunction of two theories inherits most of the problems of both of them: in particular, it reinstates a major problem of the classical theory that prototype theory was intended to solve, namely, the fact that for a great many everyday concepts there is no available core definition.




      It is clear for me that they speak about conjecture of the two representations of a concept.
      But I is unclear for me what do they mean in this sentence 'people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features.'







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          "people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features" means that you can ask people things like "which is a better example of an odd number, 19 or 1001" and at least some of them will answer with one or the other (I'd guess most people will go with 19) rather than rejecting the question by saying something like "they're both odd numbers, since neither is divisible by two, so they're equally good examples". Presumably whatever sources Croft and Cruse cite would have details on the exact nature of the experiments that have been done.






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          • Thank you for your answer, it was very useful one. I have an additional question: Why do they call it paradox? Does the paradox mean choosing one of the odd numbers, when they are both the same type and one is not batter than another?

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          • The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

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          • Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

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          "people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features" means that you can ask people things like "which is a better example of an odd number, 19 or 1001" and at least some of them will answer with one or the other (I'd guess most people will go with 19) rather than rejecting the question by saying something like "they're both odd numbers, since neither is divisible by two, so they're equally good examples". Presumably whatever sources Croft and Cruse cite would have details on the exact nature of the experiments that have been done.






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          • Thank you for your answer, it was very useful one. I have an additional question: Why do they call it paradox? Does the paradox mean choosing one of the odd numbers, when they are both the same type and one is not batter than another?

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          • The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

            – melboiko
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          • Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

            – jlawler
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          "people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features" means that you can ask people things like "which is a better example of an odd number, 19 or 1001" and at least some of them will answer with one or the other (I'd guess most people will go with 19) rather than rejecting the question by saying something like "they're both odd numbers, since neither is divisible by two, so they're equally good examples". Presumably whatever sources Croft and Cruse cite would have details on the exact nature of the experiments that have been done.






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            – Ana Vardosanidze
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          • The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

            – melboiko
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          • Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

            – jlawler
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          "people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features" means that you can ask people things like "which is a better example of an odd number, 19 or 1001" and at least some of them will answer with one or the other (I'd guess most people will go with 19) rather than rejecting the question by saying something like "they're both odd numbers, since neither is divisible by two, so they're equally good examples". Presumably whatever sources Croft and Cruse cite would have details on the exact nature of the experiments that have been done.






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          "people will grade ODD NUMBERS for centrality, even though the category ODD NUMBER has a clear definition in terms of necessary and sufficient features" means that you can ask people things like "which is a better example of an odd number, 19 or 1001" and at least some of them will answer with one or the other (I'd guess most people will go with 19) rather than rejecting the question by saying something like "they're both odd numbers, since neither is divisible by two, so they're equally good examples". Presumably whatever sources Croft and Cruse cite would have details on the exact nature of the experiments that have been done.







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          • Thank you for your answer, it was very useful one. I have an additional question: Why do they call it paradox? Does the paradox mean choosing one of the odd numbers, when they are both the same type and one is not batter than another?

            – Ana Vardosanidze
            8 hours ago











          • The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

            – melboiko
            4 hours ago












          • Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

            – jlawler
            3 hours ago


















          • Thank you for your answer, it was very useful one. I have an additional question: Why do they call it paradox? Does the paradox mean choosing one of the odd numbers, when they are both the same type and one is not batter than another?

            – Ana Vardosanidze
            8 hours ago











          • The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

            – melboiko
            4 hours ago












          • Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

            – jlawler
            3 hours ago

















          Thank you for your answer, it was very useful one. I have an additional question: Why do they call it paradox? Does the paradox mean choosing one of the odd numbers, when they are both the same type and one is not batter than another?

          – Ana Vardosanidze
          8 hours ago





          Thank you for your answer, it was very useful one. I have an additional question: Why do they call it paradox? Does the paradox mean choosing one of the odd numbers, when they are both the same type and one is not batter than another?

          – Ana Vardosanidze
          8 hours ago













          The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

          – melboiko
          4 hours ago






          The paradox is that the definition of odd numbers means that no odd number is more odd-like than another; but people act as if they were. And yet anybody who knows what's an odd number knows the definition. Therefore people seem to act in contradiction to the definition they themselves are using.

          – melboiko
          4 hours ago














          Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

          – jlawler
          3 hours ago






          Probably people would say that 444 was more even than 716; if we're presented with a forced choice, we'll cope. That doesn't say much about basic representations, though.

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