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Language
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 ...
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