<:> Exercises

• Let's say we have a concept for every card in a pack, i.e., one for `two of diamonds', one for `queen of hearts', one for `five of spades' and so on. Which of the following poker concepts should be classified as compositional with respect to the card concepts, and which as categorical? (If you've never played poker, visit http://www.pagat.com/vying/pokerrules.html to get the rules.)

• How many compositional concepts can be constructed directly in terms of the concepts for Jack, Queen and King of hearts? How many categorical concepts can be constructed?

• If the card concepts are considered to be the 0th level, what is the level of the concept `four of a kind'? What would a 2nd-level concept in the hierarchy be like?

• On the basis of everyday herb concepts such as `organo', `parsley', `marjoram', `fennel', `garlic', `basil' and `tarragon', we then have a wide range of categorical concepts, including `aromatic', `culinary', `medicinal', `warm acrid' and `cool acrid'. Compositional concepts seems to be much more rare in this conceptual domain. Why is this?