Cognitive semantics as a reading comprehension tool
Iztapalapa, 2015 This work presents some ways in which semantics theory tools can be applied to enhance content comprehension in reading practices when teaching reading and writing courses.
María del Refugio Pérez Paredes
doaj
Cognitive-Semantic Mechanisms of Poverty Euphemization in Russian and Uzbek Media Discourse
Научный диалогThis article focuses on identifying and describing the cognitive-semantic mechanisms of euphemization and the frame models representing poverty. The study is based on a bilingual corpus of 800 media texts (420 in Russian and 380 in Uzbek) from central ...
T. E. Alimov, R. A. Safina
doaj +1 more source
Semantics of Sanskrit Eva: A Cognitive Linguistics Approach
BhashaThis paper delves into the semantic analysis of the Sanskrit emphatic particle eva using the framework of Cognitive Grammar. Traditionally, grammarians have provided a definition of eva that is concise and lacks clarity, while logicians offered a ...
Zhou, Yuliang
doaj +1 more source
The Container Image Schema as the Conceptual Basis of English Adjectives’ Semantics
Journal of Language and Education, 2020 This paper focuses on the cognitive foundation of the semantics of English adjectives that denote mental and moral characteristics of human beings. Research into these adjectives seems a challenging task because they denote abstract qualities that cannot
Marina Antonova
doaj +1 more source
A robust semantics hides fewer errors [PDF]
, 2009 In this paper we explore how formal models are interpreted and to what degree meaning is captured in the formal semantics and to what degree it remains in the informal interpretation of the semantics.
Reeves, Steve +3 more
core +1 more source
Unidirectionality of conceptual metaphors: A criticism based on Persian metaphors [PDF]
̒Ilm-i Zabān, 2019 Conceptual Metaphor Theory was first proposed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in 1980 as one of the earliest theoretical frameworks of the cognitive semantics.
Raheleh Gandomkar
doaj +1 more source
What we can learn from Dialogue Systems that don't work: On Dialogue Systems as Cognitive Models [PDF]
, 2009 Schlangen D. What we can learn from Dialogue Systems that don't work: On Dialogue Systems as Cognitive Models. In: Proceedings of DiaHolmia, the 13th International Workshop on the Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue (SEMDIAL 2009).
Schlangen, David ; https://orcid.org/
core
Metaphorical Conceptualization of HIV/AIDS: A Cognitive Approach [PDF]
̒Ilm-i ZabānWithin the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, metaphor is considered not merely a rhetorical device but a fundamental mechanism in human thought and perception, through which abstract concepts, including illness, become comprehensible via more ...
Raheleh Gandomkar, Omid Pahlevanneshan
doaj +1 more source
Towards Foundational Semantics - Ontological Semantics Revisited - [PDF]
, 2006 Cimiano P, Reyle U. Towards Foundational Semantics - Ontological Semantics Revisited -. In: Bennett B, Fellbaum C, eds. Formal Ontology in Information Systems, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference, FOIS 2006.
Reyle, Uwe +3 more
core
Sense and Sensibility in Political Translation: A Choice Between Linguistic Accuracy and Stylistic Ambiguity [PDF]
Alfred Nobel University Journal of PhilologyThe article centres on the stylistic variants of translation of three politically salient expressions, namely “coalition of the willing,” “boots on the ground,” and “the shield of Europe,” which are widely used in news media, social networks, and ...
Valentyna Daineko +1 more
doaj +1 more source