Lie to me. Theory of semantic features vs. Prototype theory
Title | Lie to me. Theory of semantic features vs. Prototype theory PDF eBook |
Author | Cindy Härcher |
Publisher | GRIN Verlag |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 2013-11-11 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 3656538700 |
Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,7, University of Bayreuth, course: Forensic Linguistics, language: English, abstract: “Parents lie to their children about sex to spare them knowledge they think their children are not ready for, just as their children when they become adolescents, will conceal sexual adventures because the parents won't understand. Lies occur between friends, witness and jury, lawyer and client, salesperson and customer. Lying is such a central characteristic of life that better understanding of it is relevant to almost all human affairs.” (Ekmann 2009:23) But what is a lie and which features make an utterance becoming a lie? Two possible theories for a semantic analysis of lie exist, one the one hand the theory of semantic features, and on the other other hand the semantic prototype theory. This paper will deal with a prototypical analysis of lie. At first both theories will be shortly explained and it will be explained why the prototype theory is more suitable for the analysis of, than the theory of semantic features. Then a prototype schema for lie, as well as a prototype analysis of lie will be given. To confirm the general prototype hypothesis, the prototype definition of lie, and other hypotheses that will be made, an experiment of Coleman and Kay will be explained and its results will be analyzed. To check and confirm the hypotheses of Coleman and Kay again, two fellow students and me did the same experiment within the context of our presentation about linguistic clues to lie detection. The expectations we had and the results will be presented and our results will be compared with that of Coleman and Kay.
Linguistics across Historical and Geographical Boundaries
Title | Linguistics across Historical and Geographical Boundaries PDF eBook |
Author | Dieter Kastovsky |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 1596 |
Release | 2011-06-03 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110856131 |
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
Understanding the lexicon
Title | Understanding the lexicon PDF eBook |
Author | Werner Hüllen |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 457 |
Release | 2011-05-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3111355195 |
Over the past few decades, the book series Linguistische Arbeiten [Linguistic Studies], comprising over 500 volumes, has made a significant contribution to the development of linguistic theory both in Germany and internationally. The series will continue to deliver new impulses for research and maintain the central insight of linguistics that progress can only be made in acquiring new knowledge about human languages both synchronically and diachronically by closely combining empirical and theoretical analyses. To this end, we invite submission of high-quality linguistic studies from all the central areas of general linguistics and the linguistics of individual languages which address topical questions, discuss new data and advance the development of linguistic theory.
Semantic Features and Prototype Theory in English Lexicology
Title | Semantic Features and Prototype Theory in English Lexicology PDF eBook |
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Cultural Models in Language and Thought
Title | Cultural Models in Language and Thought PDF eBook |
Author | Dorothy Holland |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1987-01-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780521311687 |
A multidisciplinary collaboration exploring the role of cultural knowledge in everyday language and understanding.
Semantics
Title | Semantics PDF eBook |
Author | James R. Hurford |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1983-04-28 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780521289498 |
Introduces the major elements of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Sections of explanation and examples are followed by practice exercises with answers and comment provided.
Prepositions and Particles in English
Title | Prepositions and Particles in English PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth M. O'Dowd |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 0195111028 |
Elizabeth M. O'Dowd offers a new, discourse-functional account of the categories "preposition" and "particle" in English. She explains why certain words have membership in both categories, and solves many intriguing puzzles long associated with the syntax and semantics of these words. Based on linguistic data extracted from a series of actual conversations, O'Dowd provides new insights into how prepositions and particles are used, and how their meanings can change across different discourse contexts over time.