8. Configuration
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 8. Configuration - Semantics |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Zeki Hamawand; University of Kirkuk and University of Sulaimani; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Linguistics |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Theories of configuration; Lexical Field; Premises; Repercussions; Cognitive Domain; mental acts |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | semantics; cognitive semantics |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Chapter 8 inspects the role of configuration in the semantic description of linguistic items as groups. The aim is to discover the distinctive meaning of each linguistic item in a field. The chapter is organized as follows. Section 8.1 considers the phenomenon of configuration and underlines its significance. Configuration refers to the mental act of grouping together a number of linguistic items, be they lexical or grammatical, into a cognitive domain. A domain then is a knowledge background with respect to which the meanings of lexical items can be properly described. Section 8.2 presents the two theories of configuration: Lexical Field and Cognitive Domain. In the Lexical Field theory, which is advocated in Structural Semantics, configuration represents a model which focuses only on linguistic meaning. In the Cognitive Domain theory, which is advocated in Cognitive Semantics, configuration represents a model which focuses on both linguistic and non-linguistic meanings. In both sections, I pursue three steps. First, I underscore the essence of each theory. Second, I reveal its premises and repercussions. Third, I give examples to verify its application. Section 8.3 makes a summary of the main points of the chapter. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Jan-2016 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/29004 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.29004 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Semantics |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
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| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |