Linguistics

Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

Contributors in Linguistics

Linguistics

Involves selective projection of specific lexical forms (‘word projection’) to the blended space in an integration network. For instance, the XYZ construction involves formal blending, in which the ...

formal idioms

Language; Linguistics

Idioms of this kind provide a syntactic frame or template into which different lexical items can be inserted. An example of a formal idiom is the let alone construction. The template provided by this ...

formal linguistics

Language; Linguistics

Approaches to modeling language that posit explicit mechanical devices or procedures operating on theoretical primitives in order to produce the complete set of linguistic possibilities in a given ...

foundation-expansion spaces

Language; Linguistics

In mental spaces theory, the ‘If A then B’ construction serves as a space builder to set up two successive spaces: the foundation space and the expansion space. The foundation space is a hypothetical ...

basic domain

Language; Linguistics

A domain (1) which derives directly from human embodied experience, and which stands in contrast to an abstract domain. Basic domains are derived from both sensory experience and subjective ...

basic level

Language; Linguistics

According to prototype theory, the level of category formation which is held to be optimal for human beings in terms of cognitive economy. This level of categorization provides a level of information ...