1. A computer implemented method for generating a semantic cognitive map, the method comprising: a. selecting a metric space, the metric space having a topology and metrics; b. receiving a multitude of dictionary entries, each of the dictionary entries associated with at least one onym, the at least one onym including at least one of the following: i. a synonym; or ii. an antonym; c. creating a multitude of dictionary entry pairs, each of the multitude of dictionary entry pairs created by matching two of the multitude of dictionary entries that have an associated onym, the dictionary entry pairs having an associated relationship value, the relationship value having a: i. synonym value if the matched dictionary entries are synonyms; and ii. an antonym value if the matched dictionary entries are antonyms; d. creating a semantic cognitive map by associating each of the multitude of dictionary entries with a point among a multitude of points in the metric space, the location of each of the multitude of points defined by a global minimum of an energy function of the multitude of points, the energy function defined so that the semantic cognitive map has the following properties: i. for any pair of the multitude of points, the pair including a first point and a second point, the distance between the first point and the second point is a measure of the semantic dissimilarity between the dictionary entry associated with the first point and the dictionary entry associated with the second point; ii. spatial dimensions of the semantic cognitive map reveal principal semantic dimensions for the dictionary; and iii. the first point and the second point take opposing positions along the spatial dimension that characterizes the semantic relationship between the between the dictionary entry associated with the first point and the dictionary entry associated with the second point when the dictionary entry associated with the first point is an antonym of the dictionary entry associated with the second point; and e. outputting the semantic cognitive map, the semantic cognitive map being a continuum of semantics exemplified by the locations of the multitude of points associated with the multitude of dictionary entries in the metric space.