Publications

Feist, M. I. (in press). Experimental lexical semantics at the crossroads between languages. In A. Rojo & I. Ibarretxe-Antuñano (Eds.). Cognitive linguistics and translation: Advances in some theoretical models and applications. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

Breaux, B. O., & Feist, M. I. (2010). Extending beyond space. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1601-1606). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

Feist, M. I. (2010). Inside in and on: Typological and psycholinguistic perspectives. In V. Evans & P. Chilton (Eds.), Language, Cognition, and Space. London: Equinox.

Feist, M. I. (2010). Motion through syntactic frames. Cognition, 115 (1), pp. 192-196.

Robinette, L. E., Feist, M. I., & Kalish, M. L. (2010). Framed: Factors influencing reference frame choice in tabletop space. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1064-1069). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

Feist, M. I. (2009). Spatial cognition through the lens of spatial language. Cognitive Processing, 10 (Suppl 2), S212-S214. DOI: 10.1007/s10339-009-0291-x

Breaux, B. O., & Feist, M. I. (2008). The color of similarity. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 253-258.

Feist, M. I. (2008). Space between languages. Cognitive Science, 32 (7), 1177-1199.

Feist, M. I. (2008). The changing shape of prepositional meanings. In H. Chan, H. Jacob, & E. Kapia (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, 108-119.

Feist, M. I., & Cifuentes Férez, P. (2007). The object-relation continuum in language. Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.

Feist, M. I., & Gentner, D. (2007). Spatial language influences memory for spatial scenes. Memory & Cognition, 35 (2), 283-296.

Feist, M. I., Rojo, A., & Cifuentes, P. (2007). Salience and acceptability in Spanish manner verbs: A preliminary view. International Journal of English Studies, 7(1), 137-148.

Feist, M. I. (2004). Talking about space: A cross-linguistic perspective. Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.

Feist, M.I., & Gentner, D. (2003). Factors involved in the use of in and on. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.

Feist, M.I., Fix, S., Hay, J., & Moore, J. (Eds.). (2001). Proceedings of the 10th Student Conference in Linguistics (SCIL 10). MIT Working Papers in Linguistics 37. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Feist, M.I., & Gentner, D. (2001). An influence of spatial language on recognition memory for spatial scenes. Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.

Feist, M. I. (2000). On in and on: An investigation into the linguistic encoding of spatial scenes. (Ph.D. dissertation, Northwestern University)

Feist, M. I., & Gentner, D. (1998). On plates, bowls, and dishes: Factors in the use of English IN and ON. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 345-349.

 

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

Breaux, B. O., Comeaux, C., & Feist, M. I. (2009, October). Using use: A prototype analysis. Paper presented at SCMLA, Baton Rouge, LA.

Comeaux, C., Feist, M. I., & Breaux, B. O. (2009, April). Using language understanding to interpret the law. Paper presented at the 76th South Eastern Conference on Linguistics, New Orleans, LA.

Feist, M. I. (2009, September). Spatial cognition through the lens of spatial language. Paper presented at the International Conference on Spatial Cognition, Rome, Italy. Extended abstract published in Cognitive Processing: DOI: 10.1007/s10339-009-0291-x

Feist, M. I., & Clancy, S. (2009, October). Crawling forward: A multidimensional scaling analysis of path and manner. To be presented at SCLC, Prague.

Feist, M. I. (2008, October). Stretching boundaries: The cognitive cost of naming unlexicalized events. Paper presented at the 9th Conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse & Language, Cleveland, OH.

Robinette, L., Feist, M. I., & Kalish, M. (2008, July). Motivating use of an object-centered frame of reference. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Washington DC.

Feist, M. I., Rojo, A., & Cifuentes, P. (2007, July). Manner salience and the acceptability of manner verbs in Spanish: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Tenth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Krakow, Poland.

Feist, M. I.  (2006, November).  Where it’s at.  Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the High Desert Linguistics Society, Albuquerque, NM.  Abstract.

Feist, M. I.  (2005, October).  In support of in and on.  Paper presented at New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics, Brighton, England. Abstract.

Feist, M. I. (2005, January). Semantics and pragmatics of a general spatial term: The case of Indonesian di. Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Oakland, CA.  Abstract Handout

Feist, M.I. (2002, October). Geometry, function, and the use of in and on. Paper presented at the Sixth Conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language, Houston, TX. Handout.

Feist, M. I. (2000, January). Toward a cross-linguistically viable spatial semantics. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Feist, M. I., & Gentner, D. (1997). Animacy, control, and the IN/ON distinction. Paper presented at the Fourteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Workshop on Language and Space, Providence, RI.

Revised: 24-Aug-2011 .