Chapter 7. Conceptual vs. inter-lexical polysemy
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Vyvyan Evans
Abstract
In this chapter I consider two types of polysemy that have not received wide attention in the cognitive linguistics literature. First, I argue that polysemy can arise from the non-linguistic knowledge to which words facilitate access. This phenomenon I refer to as conceptual polysemy. I illustrate this with an analysis of the lexical item book. Moreover, polysemy also arises from different word forms, which, at least on first blush, appear to share a common semantic representation. This phenomenon I refer to as inter-lexical polysemy. I illustrate with a detailed case study involving an analysis of the prepositional forms in and on. I draw on the Theory of Lexical Concepts and Cognitive Models to account for these phenomena.
Abstract
In this chapter I consider two types of polysemy that have not received wide attention in the cognitive linguistics literature. First, I argue that polysemy can arise from the non-linguistic knowledge to which words facilitate access. This phenomenon I refer to as conceptual polysemy. I illustrate this with an analysis of the lexical item book. Moreover, polysemy also arises from different word forms, which, at least on first blush, appear to share a common semantic representation. This phenomenon I refer to as inter-lexical polysemy. I illustrate with a detailed case study involving an analysis of the prepositional forms in and on. I draw on the Theory of Lexical Concepts and Cognitive Models to account for these phenomena.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction. Discourse and cognitive perspectives on language learning 1
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Part I. Discourse perspectives
- Chapter 1. Culture, gender, ethnicity, identity in discourse 11
- Chapter 2. Discourse management strategies revisited 37
- Chapter 3. Senior confessions 63
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Part II. Cognitive perspectives
- Chapter 4. The speech went on (and on) as Kerry dozed off (*and off) 85
- Chapter 5. The role of embodiment in the semantic analysis of phrasal verbs 111
- Chapter 6. Synesthetic metaphors of sound 131
- Chapter 7. Conceptual vs. inter-lexical polysemy 159
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Part III. Applications to L2 teaching and learning
- Chapter 8. Formulaicity and context in second language pragmatics 193
- Chapter 9. What is happened? Your amazon.com order has shipped 213
- Chapter 10. Effects of L2 exposure on the use of discourse devices in L2 storytelling 249
- Chapter 11. The use of hedging devices in L2 legal writing 275
- Afterword. The theoretical and applied foundations of Andrea Tyler’s approach to the study of language 301
- Name index 311
- Subject Index 315
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction. Discourse and cognitive perspectives on language learning 1
-
Part I. Discourse perspectives
- Chapter 1. Culture, gender, ethnicity, identity in discourse 11
- Chapter 2. Discourse management strategies revisited 37
- Chapter 3. Senior confessions 63
-
Part II. Cognitive perspectives
- Chapter 4. The speech went on (and on) as Kerry dozed off (*and off) 85
- Chapter 5. The role of embodiment in the semantic analysis of phrasal verbs 111
- Chapter 6. Synesthetic metaphors of sound 131
- Chapter 7. Conceptual vs. inter-lexical polysemy 159
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Part III. Applications to L2 teaching and learning
- Chapter 8. Formulaicity and context in second language pragmatics 193
- Chapter 9. What is happened? Your amazon.com order has shipped 213
- Chapter 10. Effects of L2 exposure on the use of discourse devices in L2 storytelling 249
- Chapter 11. The use of hedging devices in L2 legal writing 275
- Afterword. The theoretical and applied foundations of Andrea Tyler’s approach to the study of language 301
- Name index 311
- Subject Index 315
