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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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salient examples
Language; Linguistics

A kind of metonymic ICM. Memorable or salient examples belonging to a particular category give rise to this type of ICM. For instance, Oxford University is a salient example of a ...

sanction
Language; Linguistics

The way in which a particular mental schema licenses a particular instantiation.

scaling
Language; Linguistics

In blending theory, a kind of compression in which a vital relation holding between input spaces (an outer-space relation ) gives rise to reduced complexity in the blended space. ...

scanning
Language; Linguistics

A notion developed in cognitive grammar. Relates to how the aspects of a scene are perceived, visually or otherwise, and give rise to a conceptual representation. Two types of ...

scene encoding hypothesis
Language; Linguistics

In construction grammar (2) the hypothesis that the prototype for a particular instance of constructional polysemy relates to a recurring scene from everyday experience which is ...

schema
Language; Linguistics

A symbolic assembly viewed from the perspective of the usage-based thesis.

schema induction
Language; Linguistics

In mental spaces theory, the process whereby knowledge structures such as idealized cognitive models or semantic frames are recruited in order to provide a mental space with ...

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