Figure 7. The mental spaces set up by the sentence If John buys the car, he will drive to Berlin.-Representing Mental Spaces and Dynamics of Natural Language Semantics

<p>In the sentence (4) there are three proper names which constitute elements of the base space<br> or reality space (R). The CNSB if sets up the hypothetical space (H) with elements identical to those<br> of reality space (Figure 7). Every space&rsquo;s internal structure is presented in the boxes next to them.<br> In the next part, we will see how MultiNet&rsquo;s built-in meaning representation mechanisms are<br> capable of representing the basic principles of mental space building outlined above.</p>