Table 3.
Narrative construction implementing the analogical convergence schema from Gick and Holyoak.
| Meaning | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| Context: | ||
| And Open class words in roles: Predicate agent object recipient | Focus hierarchy | Narrative sentence |
| , | [_-_-_-_-_] | |
| had AGENT VICTIM DANGER LOCATION | [A-P-O-R-V] [_-_-_-_-_] |
The AGENT had a VICTIM with a DANGER in the LOCATION. |
| could, | [_-_-_-P-_-_-_-_] | |
| has AGENT TOPIC, eliminate TOPIC DANGER LOCATION |
[A-P-O-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-A-_-P-O-_-R] |
The AGENT has TOPIC that could eliminate the DANGER from the LOCATION. |
| enough, | [_-_-_-P-_-_-_-_-_] | |
| is TOPIC QUALITY, ACTION TOPIC DANGER |
[A-P-O-_-_-_-_-_-_] [A-_-_-_-P-O-_-_-_] |
The TOPIC is QUALITY enough to ACTION the DANGER. |
| if then, | [P-_-_-_-_-A-_-_-_] | |
| reach TOPIC DANGER simultaneously, destroy it DANGER |
[_-A-P-O-R-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-_-_-A-P-O] |
If the TOPIC reaches the DANGER simultaneously then it destroys the DANGER. |
| unfortunately enough, | [P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_] | |
| is VECTOR CONSTRAINT too, reach TOPIC LOCATION simultaneously |
[_-A-P-O-R-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-_-A-P-O-R] |
Unfortunately the VECTOR is too CONSTRAINT for the TOPIC to reach the LOCATION simultaneously. |
| cannot, | [_-_-_-_-_-P-_-_-_] | |
| arrival TOPIC limited, CONSTRAINT VECTOR, ACTION DANGER |
[O-P-A-_-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-P-A-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-_-_-A-P-_] |
Limited arrival of the TOPIC by the CONSTRAINT VECTOR cannot ACTION the DANGER. |
| fortunately, | [P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_] | |
| developed AGENT solution novel | [_-A-P-O-R-_-_-_-_] | fortunately the AGENT developed a novel solution. |
| , | [_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_] | |
| send TOPIC VECTOR CONSTRAINT, allow convergence, ACTION TOPIC DANGER |
[P-A-R-O-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-P-O-_-_-_] [_-A-_-_-_-_-P-O-_] |
sending TOPIC on CONSTRAINT VECTOR allows convergence to ACTION the DANGER |
| thus, | [_-P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_] | |
| divides AGENT TOPIC, Multiple CONSTRAINT VECTOR |
[A-_-P-O-_-_-_-_-_] [_-_-_-_-P-A-O-_-_] |
The AGENT thus divides the TOPIC over multiple CONSTRANT VECTORS |
| so, | [P-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_] | |
| converged TOPIC, ACTION TOPIC DANGER, save TOPIC VICTIM DANGER |
[_-A-P-_-_-_-_-_-_] [_-A-_-P-O-_-_-_-_] [_-A-_-_-_-P-O-R-_] |
so the TOPIC converged to ACTION the DANGER and save the VICTIM from the DANGER. |