Semantic Leaps: Frame-Shifting and Conceptual Blending in Meaning Construction

Semantic Leaps explores how people combine knowledge from different domains in order to understand and express new ideas. Concentrating on dynamic aspects of on-line meaning construction, Coulson identifies two related sets of processes: frame-shifting and conceptual blending. By addressing linguistic phenomena often ignored in traditional meaning research, Coulson explains how processes of cross-domain mapping, frame-shifting, and conceptual blending enhance the explanatory adequacy of traditional frame-based systems for natural language processing. The focus is on how the constructive processes speakers use to assemble, link, and adapt simple cognitive models underlie a broad range of productive language behavior.

Author: Seana Coulson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/29/2001
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521643610