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activation

Language; Linguistics

The process, in LCCM theory, whereby part of the semantic potential to which a lexical concept affords access is recruited for purposes of local communication in a given utterance.

active zone

Language; Linguistics

That part of an entity which is cognitively activated, and thus ‘active’, by virtue of linguistic context. For instance, in examples such as the following: # Max heard the trumpet # Max saw the ...

The process of language change whereby innovation occurs. Altered replication takes place when a replicator is altered slightly in an utterance. For an innovation to give rise to language change, the ...

argument roles

Language; Linguistics

In construction grammar (2), a semantic ‘slot’ associated with sentence-level constructions such as verb argument constructions. Argument roles include agent and patient and contrast with the more ...

argument structure

Language; Linguistics

The number of arguments, that is participants or entities, that a word-level relational predication such as a verb may be combined with. For instance, a verb like die only involves a single ...

atemporal relations

Language; Linguistics

A sub-category of the larger category relational predication. Atemporal relations include prepositions, adjectives, adverbs and non-finite verb forms (infinitives and participles), and contrast with ...

attentional system

Language; Linguistics

One of the four schematic systems which form part of the conceptual structuring system. The attentional system governs the distribution of attention over matter and action (scenes and their ...