D2.1: Review of Conceptual Representations Revision History

In this review, we bring together conceptual representations relevant to concept creation in the scope of ConCreTe. The conceptual representations reviewed are organized in accordance with two important perspectives on the distinctions between them. One distinction is between symbolic, spatial, and connectionist representations. The other is between descriptive and procedural representations. These two distinctions are orthogonal. Moreover, conceptual representations used in particular creative domains, i.e., language, music, image, and emotion, are reviewed separately. For each representation reviewed, we also cover the inference it affords, the computational means of building it, and its application in concept creation. In the end, we propose a high-level categorization of concept formation, and indicate directions of future research, as identified during this review, according to the proposed categories.