The article dwells on the problem of iconic-conventional synergy a myth. myth is seen as concept with multifunctional status, blurred by identification attempts. Conceptual usage emphasizes its overlapping features that sport multifaceted practical typicality. As system embodies worldview, metaphysical form specifically structured narrative. Mythological consciousness includes formed links betw...

An iconic text entry system using the widely entrenched numeric keypad is presented. In an iconic system, text entry is designed to remind the user of existing notions of letter shape. For example, the letter “L” is entered by pressing buttons down the center of the keypad, and then to the right, calling to mind the shape of a capital L. The letter “O” is entered by pressing the digit 0, which ...

Iconic memory is best assessed with the partial report procedure in which an array of letters appears briefly on the screen and a poststimulus cue directs the observer to report the identity of the cued letter(s). Typically, 6-8 cue delays or 600-800 trials are tested to measure the iconic memory decay function. Here we develop a quick partial report, or qPR, procedure based on a Bayesian adapt...

Iconic memory and spatial attention are often considered separately, but they may have functional similarities. Here we provide functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence for some common underlying neural effects. Subjects judged three visual stimuli in one hemifield of a bilateral array comprising six stimuli. The relevant hemifield for partial report was indicated by an auditory cue, admi...

Scholars have documented substantial classes of iconic vocabulary in many non-Indo-European languages. In comparison, Indo-European languages like English are assumed to be arbitrary outside of a small number of onomatopoeic words. In three experiments, we asked English speakers to rate the iconicity of words from the MacArthurBates Communicative Developmental Inventory. We found English—contra...