Discourse and the Continuity of Reference

ISBN-13: 9783110167658 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 364 str.

Cornelia Zelinsky-Wibbelt

Opis

This book offers an interdisciplinary account of reference and categorization within the framework of cognitive linguistics. Central issues are the distinction between lexical vagueness and polysemy as well as the creation of new meanings in English and German. Polysemy is resolved by a computational implementation in a machine-translation system.

Spis treści

I-IV -- Preface -- List of figures -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Philosophical issues in reference and truth -- Chapter 3. Psychological theories of reference and categorization -- Chapter 4. Selecting the psychological model of reference -- Chapter 5. Representing mental categorization -- Chapter 6. Domains of the conceptual type hierarchy -- Chapter 7. Representing discourse domains -- Chapter 8. Metonymy and metaphor as universals -- Chapter 9. Contextual functions -- Chapter 10 Representing token vs. type reference -- Chapter 11. General conclusions and perspectives -- References -- Index