A Conceptual Exploration of Polysemy: A Case Study of [V] – [UP] and [V] – [SHANG]
A Conceptual Exploration of Polysemy: A Case Study of [V] – [UP] and [V] – [SHANG]

Author(s): Wei-Lun Lu
Subject(s): Syntax, Lexis, Semantics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: semantics; context (linguistics); space (linguistics); metaphor; cognitive linguistics; polysemy;
Summary/Abstract: The study investigates the interplay of polysemy with co-text, concept and construal, with the constructional schemas of [V] – [UP] and [V] – [SHANG] as illustrations. In addition to the cognitive semantic analysis, the monograph discusses two main beliefs in cognitive linguistics: On one hand, that to a large extent, meaning depends on archetypal conceptions, which reflects basic human cognitive capacities. Subjectivity, on the other hand, there is a critical element in the study of lexical semantics, not only in the sense that the role played by the conceptualizing subject is imminent in all usages but in that subjective mental scanning is especially necessary in understanding highly attenuated lexical senses.

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