LINC12H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Word-Sense Disambiguation, Semasiology, Lexicography
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Concept of words meaning linked to concept of definition - aristotle linguistic ideology - complex of pretheoretical ideas about the nature and role of language. Mental lexicon - stock of words and associated meaning in the brain. Semantics goal then is to specify the stored meaning representation associated with each lexeme in the mental lexicon. Onomasiological approach opposite of semasiological, starts with meaning and lists all possible forms available in the language for expression, emphasizes similarities. Difference between the two approaches corresponds to difference between a dictionary and thesaurus, semasiological = dictionary. Potential pause" words are units before and/or after which pauses can be found in spoken language (cant be used for morphologically complex languages like english) Word as minimum free form (bloomfield) minimal unit which may appear on its own without any additional grammatical material ---insufficient for words like the, of, is.
