Some Aspects of Semantic Frames and Meaning

Authors

  • Svetlana Yordanova Nedelcheva Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen
  • Mariana Todorova Krysteva Technical University of Varna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29114/ajtuv.vol2.iss1.68

Keywords:

cognitive linguistics, semantic frames, image schemas, motion verbs

Abstract

The paper offers a review of the linguistic literature dealing with the cognitive approaches to exploring language. It focuses on frame semantics as presenting a systematic description of language meaning and the role of frames in creating conceptual categories. The approaches discussed are applied to a corpus of technical texts and the examples are analysed in terms of the framework suggested.

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2018-06-30

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Nedelcheva, S. Y., & Krysteva, M. T. (2018). Some Aspects of Semantic Frames and Meaning. ANNUAL JOURNAL OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA, BULGARIA, 2(1), 71–85. https://doi.org/10.29114/ajtuv.vol2.iss1.68

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): Annual Journal of Technical University of Varna

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MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND LANGUAGE TEACHING

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