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CPP-TRS(C): On using visual cognitive symbols to enhance communication effectivenessCommunicative Positioning Program/Text Representation Systems (CPP-TRS) is a visual language based on a system of 12 canvasses, 10 signals and 14 symbols. CPP-TRS is based on the fact that every communication action is the result of a set of cognitive processes and the whole system is based on the concept that you can enhance communication by visually perceiving text. With a simple syntax, CPP-TRS is capable of representing meaning and intention as well as communication functions visually. Those are precisely invisible aspects of natural language that are most relevant to getting the global meaning of a text. CPP-TRS reinforces natural language in human machine interaction systems. It complements natural language by adding certain important elements that are not represented by natural language by itself. These include communication intention and function of the text expressed by the sender, as well as the role the reader is supposed to play. The communication intention and function of a text and the reader's role are invisible in natural language because neither specific words nor punctuation conveys them sufficiently and unambiguously; they are therefore non-transparent.
Document ID
19950009576
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tonfoni, Graziella
(Bologna Univ.)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Johnson Space Center, ISMCR 1994: Topical Workshop on Virtual Reality. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
95N15991
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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