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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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Lee, J.R. (1999). Words and Pictures — Goodman Revisited. In: Paton, R., Neilson, I. (eds) Visual Representations and Interpretations. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0563-3_3
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