Entangling words and meaning

, , & McEvoy, Doug (2008) Entangling words and meaning. In Bruza, P, Sofge, D, Clark, S, Coecke, B, Lawless, W, & van Rijsbergen, K (Eds.) Quantum Interaction: Proceedings of the Second Quantum Interaction Symposium (QI-2008). College Publications, United Kingdom, pp. 118-124.

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Human memory experiments appear to be generating "nonlocal" effects cite{Nelson:McEvoy:2007}. In this paper the possibility that words might be entangled in human semantic space is seriously entertained. This approach leads to a very natural picture of the way in which context might affect word association via the standard interpretation of quantum measurement. Two possible scenarios for testing such a hypothesis are suggested, both based upon potential violations of the CHSH inequality.

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ID Code: 11193
Item Type: Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Conference contribution)
ORCID iD:
Bruza, Peterorcid.org/0000-0001-7999-0534
Kitto, Kirstyorcid.org/0000-0001-7642-7121
Measurements or Duration: 7 pages
Keywords: Quantum cognition, Quantum interaction
ISBN: 978-1-904987-77-2
Pure ID: 33572868
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Deposited On: 01 Sep 2008 00:00
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