Cognitive approaches to lexical semantics

Author(s)

• Cuyckens, H.
• Dirven, René
• Taylor, John R.
• Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics

Bibliographic Information

Cognitive approaches to lexical semantics

edited by Hubert Cuyckens, René Dirven, John R. Taylor

（Cognitive linguistics research / editors, René Dirven, Ronald W. Langacker, 23）

Mouton de Gruyter, 2003

Note

Papers of which a portion were presented during the 16th Scandinavian Linguistics Conference held at the University of Turku, Finland, 15 November 1996

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This collected volume presents radically new directions which are emerging in cognitive lexical semantics research. A number of papers re-ignite the polysemy vs. monosemy debate, and testify to the fact that polysemy is no longer simply taken for granted, but is currently a much more contested issue than it was in the 1980s and 1990s. Other papers offer fresh perspectives on the prototype structure of lexical categories, while generally accepted notions about the radial network structure of categories are questioned in papers on the development of word meaning in child language acquisition and in diachrony. Additional topics include the interaction of lexical and constructional meaning, and the relationship between word meanings and the contexts in which the words are encountered. This book is of interest to semanticists and cognitive linguists, as well as to scholars working in the broader field of cognitive science.

Table of Contents

Introduction: New directions in cognitive lexical semantic research John Taylor, Hubert Cuyckens and Rene Dirven Meaning potentials and context: Some consequences for the analysis of variation in meaning Jens Allwood Towards a pragmatic model of cognitive onomasiology Stefan Grondelars and Dirk Geeraerts Monosemy versus polysemy Theo A.J.M. Janssen The grammaticalization of alltsa and saledes: Two Swedish conjuncts revisited Hanna Lehti-Eklund Word meaning, sentence meaning, and syntactic meaning Laura A. Michaelis Metonymic sense shift: Its origins in hearers' abductive construal of usage in context Kurt Queller Growth of a lexical network: Nine English prepositions in acquisition Sally Rice Image schemas and category coherence: The case of the Portuguese verb deixar Augusto Soares da Silva The Nawatl verb kisa: A case study in polysemy David Tuggy A diachronic perspective on prototypicality: The case of Nominal Adjectives in Japanese Satoshi Uehara Containment, support, and linguistic relativity Claude Vandeloise The Dutch hedges echt and gewoon: Markers of prototypicality? Christof Vanden Eynde Polysemy or generality? Mu. Jordan Zlatev

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Details

• NCID: BA6375974X
• ISBN:
  • 3110177099
• LCCN: 2003058822
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berlin ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 502 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P325
  • DC : 401/.43
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Semantics -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Cognitive grammar -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12573631