Hayakawa's Ladder (levels of abstraction)
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
concept
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Ladder_of_Abstraction
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| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:S._I._Hayakawa
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| gptkbp:describes |
levels of abstraction in language
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| gptkbp:example |
Bessie (a cow) → cow → livestock → farm asset → wealth
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hayakawa's Ladder (levels of abstraction)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:media
education media studies |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:Language_in_Thought_and_Action
1949 |
| gptkbp:lowerAward |
abstract concepts
concrete objects |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to illustrate how language moves from concrete to abstract
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| gptkbp:structure |
hierarchical
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
semantics
communication studies general semantics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:S._I._Hayakawa
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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