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Project Categorization |
Aristotelian category |
Categorization |
Category |
Category boundaries |
Fuzziness |
Vagueness |
Levels of categorization |
Basic level |
Category-wide attribute |
Collective function |
Subordinate level |
Superordinate level |
Parasitic categorization |
Prototype category |
Bad member |
Degree of membership |
Extension |
Flexible adaptability |
Goodness of exemplar |
Good member |
Informational density |
Inheritance |
Radial structure |
Structural stability |
Taxonomy |
Class inclusion |
Degree of generality |
Expert taxonomy |
Folk taxonomy |
Multiple parenting |
Scientific taxonomy |
Class inclusion is a primary structural principle in taxonomies and prototype categories. It implies that superordinate and abstract entities include subordinate and specific entities. Thus the superordinate entities serve as classess, or categories for the subordinate ones.
Bibliography[]
- Ungerer, Friedrich & Hans-Jörg Schmid (1996). An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics. London: Longman.