This manual covers the Relational Semantics and the Anatomy of Abstraction, authored by Tamar Sovran and published by Routledge. This work, released on September 5, 2013, delves into the study of meaning relations, connecting philosophical traditions of conceptual analysis with contemporary theories in cognitive semantics. It explores how analyzing meaning relations between cognate words can illuminate the structure of both the actual and mental lexicon, positing that language reflects thought. The book further aims to clarify the infrastructure and the metaphorical and perceptual models that shape abstract concepts, concluding with an examination of abstraction's role in poetic metaphors.
The scope of this manual is to provide a comprehensive examination of relational semantics and its implications for understanding abstraction. It addresses significant contemporary issues within the philosophy of language and theoretical semantics. The manual is intended for readers interested in linguistics, cognitive psychology, and the philosophical underpinnings of language and meaning. It offers insights into the construction of abstract concepts and the linguistic mechanisms that support them.
This book presents a study of meaning relations, linking the philosophical tradition of conceptual analysis with recent theories and methodologies in cognitive semantics. Its main concern is the extent to which analyzing meaning relations between cognate words reveal the infrastructure of the actual and mental lexicon, assuming that language mirrors thought. Sovran aims to elucidate their infrastructure and the metaphorical and perceptual models that constitute abstract concepts, dealing finally with the role of abstraction in poetic metaphors. Overall, this volume addresses major contemporary issues in the philosophy of language and theoretical semantics.
Author: Sovran, Tamar
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Relational Semantics and the Anatomy of Abstraction
Pages: 00200 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-09-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415703345
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - Semantics
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : General
Category: PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
This book presents a study of meaning relations, linking the philosophical tradition of conceptual analysis with recent theories and methodologies in cognitive semantics. Its main concern is the extent to which analyzing meaning relations between cognate words reveal the infrastructure of the actual and mental lexicon, assuming that language mirrors thought. Sovran aims to elucidate their infrastructure and the metaphorical and perceptual models that constitute abstract concepts, dealing finally with the role of abstraction in poetic metaphors. Overall, this volume addresses major contemporary issues in the philosophy of language and theoretical semantics.
Author: Sovran, Tamar
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Relational Semantics and the Anatomy of Abstraction
Pages: 00200 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-09-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415703345
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - Semantics
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : General
Category: PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
