Language

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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conceptually dependent

Language; Linguistics

The property associated with relational predications which rely on other concepts in order to have their meaning completed. For example, in a sentence such as: Max hid his mum’s ...

configurational system

Language; Linguistics

One of the four schematic systems which form part of the conceptual structuring system. The configurational system imposes structure upon the contents of the domains of space and ...

connectors

Language; Linguistics

In mental spaces theory, the cognitive link that holds between elements in distinct mental spaces that are counterparts. Connectors represent a special kind of conceptual ...

constitutive processes

Language; Linguistics

The processes which together give rise to the formation of an integration network and consequently a blended space. These include: (1) the construction of a generic space ; (2) ...

construal

Language; Linguistics

An idea central to cognitive grammar. Relates to the way a language user chooses to ‘package’ and ‘present’ a conceptual representation as encoded in language, which in turn has ...

construction grammars

Language; Linguistics

A set of cognitive approaches to grammar which assume that the construction (1) is the fundamental unit of grammar. There are several distinct varieties of construction grammars ...