On and on
Verbal explications for a polysemic network
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12197085 |
|---|---|
| Editors | C Goddard (0000-0003-2523-2855, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-294 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognitive Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0936-5907 • E-ISSN: 1613-3641 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/cogl.2002.019 |
| OpenAlex | W1994467098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
The semantics of spatial prepositions has been much studied in cognitive linguistics, but not previously in terms of verbal explication. This article analyses prepositional "on"-constructions which concern the location of one physical object in relation to another (e.g., cup on the table, pendant on a chain, handle on the door, fins on its back), using the natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) framework originated by Anna Wierzbicka. Four semantically discrete categories are identified and each is assigned a verbal paraphrase (explication) framed in the metalanguage of semantic primes. The semantic interrelationships between these meanings are briefly explored
Linguistics · Language and cultural evolution · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |