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'''Relational network theory''' suggests a neurologically plausible organization of information applicable to both linguistic and non-linguistic information.  The theory explains the access of linguistic information throughout multiple [[stratum|strata]], from phonetic to conceptual and perceptual. The [[linguistic information system]] is represented as a [[relational network]], a network of interrelationships.  A stimulus, or a sequence of stimuli (e.g. speech sounds), triggers [[node|nodes]] in the network, [[activation|activating]] corresponding pathways, activating one or more lexemes and corresponding concepts.  Stimulation of a conceptual node can activate other conceptual nodes, as well as perceptual nodes, and connectivity is restricted in neither a bottom-up nor a top-down direction; thus lexemes can be activated by stimulation from both conceptual and phonemic nodes. Information is accessed in a bi-directional and stratum-independent manner.
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'''Relational network theory''' suggests a neurologically plausible organization of information applicable to both linguistic and non-linguistic information.  The theory explains the access of linguistic information throughout multiple [[stratum (in neurocognitive linguistics)|strata]], from phonetic to conceptual and perceptual. The [[linguistic information system]] is represented as a [[relational network]], a network of interrelationships.  A stimulus, or a sequence of stimuli (e.g. speech sounds), triggers [[node|nodes]] in the network, [[activation|activating]] corresponding pathways, activating one or more lexemes and corresponding concepts.  Stimulation of a conceptual node can activate other conceptual nodes, as well as perceptual nodes, and connectivity is restricted in neither a bottom-up nor a top-down direction; thus lexemes can be activated by stimulation from both conceptual and phonemic nodes. Information is accessed in a bi-directional and stratum-independent manner.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:56, 28 June 2008

Relational network theory suggests a neurologically plausible organization of information applicable to both linguistic and non-linguistic information. The theory explains the access of linguistic information throughout multiple strata, from phonetic to conceptual and perceptual. The linguistic information system is represented as a relational network, a network of interrelationships. A stimulus, or a sequence of stimuli (e.g. speech sounds), triggers nodes in the network, activating corresponding pathways, activating one or more lexemes and corresponding concepts. Stimulation of a conceptual node can activate other conceptual nodes, as well as perceptual nodes, and connectivity is restricted in neither a bottom-up nor a top-down direction; thus lexemes can be activated by stimulation from both conceptual and phonemic nodes. Information is accessed in a bi-directional and stratum-independent manner.

Sources

  • Chow, Ian C, City University of Hong Kong,

Automating the Importation of Lexical Information into a Relational Network.