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Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

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guiding principles of cognitive semantics

Language; Linguistics

As with the larger enterprise of cognitive linguistics of which it is a part, cognitive semantics is not a single unified framework. Those researchers who identify themselves as cognitive ...

The idea in conceptual metaphor theory that when a target domain is structured in terms of a particular source domain, this highlights certain aspects of the target while simultaneously hiding other ...

holophrase

Language; Linguistics

When a child first produces identifiable units of language at around the age of twelve months these are individual lexical items. Yet, these lexical items do not relate to the corresponding adult ...

homologous categories

Language; Linguistics

Domains such as time and space which appear to share certain structural properties and can thus exhibit conceptual alternativity. For instance, both space and time can be conceived in terms of ...

homonymy

Language; Linguistics

A lexical relation which concerns two or more distinct words that happen to share the same form in sound (homophones) and/or in writing (homographs). For example, the form bank relates to two ...

ideal

Language; Linguistics

A kind of metonymic ICM. An ideal ICM contrasts with social stereotypes and typical examples. For example, we might have an ideal for the category politician: someone who is public-spirited, ...

ideal meaning

Language; Linguistics

A term coined by Anette Herskovits in her work on English prepositions to refer to the central or most salient lexical concept associated with a given linguistic unit.