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Abstract
Lexical semantics is concerned with modeling the meaning of lexical
items. Its leading questions are how forms and meanings combine, what they
mean, how they are used, and of course also how they change. The answers to
these five questions make up the fundamental theoretical assumptions and commitments which underlie different theories of lexical semantics, and they form the basis for their various methodological choices. In this chapter, we discuss four main models of lexical meaning: relational, symbolic, conceptual and distributional. The aim is to investigate their historical background, their specific differences, the methodological and theoretical assumptions that lie behind those differences, the main strengths and the main challenges of each perspective.
items. Its leading questions are how forms and meanings combine, what they
mean, how they are used, and of course also how they change. The answers to
these five questions make up the fundamental theoretical assumptions and commitments which underlie different theories of lexical semantics, and they form the basis for their various methodological choices. In this chapter, we discuss four main models of lexical meaning: relational, symbolic, conceptual and distributional. The aim is to investigate their historical background, their specific differences, the methodological and theoretical assumptions that lie behind those differences, the main strengths and the main challenges of each perspective.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Word knolwedge and word usage |
| Subtitle of host publication | a cross-disciplinary guide to the mental lexicon |
| Editors | Vito Pirrelli, Ingo Plag, Wolfgang U. Dressler |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Pages | 353-404 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-11-044057-7 , 978-3-11-043244-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-11-051748-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 Apr 20 |
Publication series
| Name | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs |
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| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1861-4302 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics
Free keywords
- relational approach
- structuralist semantics
- semantic coercion
- color terms
- polysemy
- lexical meaning
- distirbutional semantics
- Cognitive Semantics
- symbolic approach
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CCL: Thinking in Time: Cognition, Communication and Learning
Sahlén, B. (PI), Gärdenfors, P. (PI), Hesslow, G. (Researcher), Lindgren, M. (PI), Strömqvist, S. (PI), Byström, I. (Administrator), Sjöstrand, E. (Administrator), Mårtensson, J. (Researcher), Andersson, A. (Researcher), Hansson, K. (Researcher), Gullberg, M. (Researcher), Johansson, R. (Researcher), Johansson, M. (Researcher), Falck, A. (Researcher), Roll, M. (Researcher), Ståhlberg, F. (Researcher), Horne, M. (Researcher), Blomberg, F. (Researcher), Johansson, V. (Researcher), Nirme, J. (Research student), Gulz, A. (Researcher), van de Weijer, J. (Researcher), Paradis, C. (Researcher), Tärning, B. (Research student), Bramao, I. (Researcher), Sayehli, S. (Researcher), Löhndorf, S. (Research student), Willners, C. (Researcher), Blomberg, J. (Research assistant), Schötz, S. (Researcher), Haake, M. (Researcher), Brännström, J. (Researcher), Grenner, E. (Research student), Holsanova, J. (Researcher), Wengelin, Å. (Researcher), Johnsson, M. (Researcher), Winberg, S. (Researcher), Balkenius, C. (Researcher), Gharaee, Z. (Researcher) & Bååth, R. (Research student)
2008/01/01 → 2018/12/31
Project: Research