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(1999) Visual representations and interpretations, Dordrecht, Springer.
The distinction between words and pictures is approached via Nelson Goodman's theories about symbol systems and notations, denotation and exemplification. It is argued that his attempt to draw a purely syntactic distinction fails. An attempt is made to reconcile Goodman with a notion of pictures as based on interest-relative structure-mappings. Comparisons are drawn between e.g. Goodman's concept of "repleteness' and the 'systematicity" of structural mappings.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-0563-3_3
Full citation:
Lee, J. R. (1999)., Words and pictures — Goodman revisited, in R. Paton & I. Neilson (eds.), Visual representations and interpretations, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 21-31.
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