Semantic maps and word formation

Agents, Instruments, and related semantic roles

Bibliographic Data

ID19522920
AuthorsEugenio Ramón Luján Martínez (0000-0002-6769-3791, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author), Eugenio R Luján
Year2010
Volume8
Issue1
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistic Discovery (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1537-0852 • E-ISSN: 1537-0852
PublisherDartmouth College Library Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1349/ps1.1537-0852.a.349
OpenAlexW2978549298
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited9

The semantic map methodology has been applied mainly to the analysis of the multifunctionality of grammatical morphemes-they allow one to deal with this problem without having to decide between monosemic and polysemic analyses. Similar issues arise when dealing with derivational morphemes and word formation patterns so that this methodology can be extended to their analysis. As a case study, causal semantic roles are surveyed in this paper, both synchronically and diachronically. Only Agents and Instruments seem to have specific word formation patterns, while Force and Means cannot be identified as proper semantic roles in word formation

Linguistics · Natural language processing · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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