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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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conceptual archetype

Language; Linguistics

A term employed in cognitive grammar. Refers to a concept that has a direct experiential basis but which constitutes an abstraction representing commonalities over ubiquitous ...

conceptual content system

Language; Linguistics

One of two systems within Leonard Talmy ’s conceptual structuring system approach. The conceptual content system provides the rich meaning supported by the conceptual structuring ...

conceptual conversion operation

Language; Linguistics

The mechanism whereby the phenomenon of conceptual alternativity is achieved in homologous categories. One kind of conceptual conversion operation is reification.

conceptual integration

Language; Linguistics

The process that results in the formation of a blended space in an integration network, giving rise to emergent structure. To illustrate, consider the following utterance: In ...

conceptual metaphor theory

Language; Linguistics

A theoretical framework developed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson , but also associated with other influential scholars including Zoltán Kövecses, Raymond Gibbs, Eve ...

conceptual projection

Language; Linguistics

Relates to conceptual operations involving mappings, such as conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, connectors holding between one mental space and another, and processes ...