From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps
<p class="Abstract">This article designs a method of improving traditional, qualitative semantic maps based on grammaticalisation paths, by including both quantitative data (frequency) and information concerning a gram’s environment (the relation to the other maps). The incorporation...
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| author | Alexander Andrason |
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| description | <p class="Abstract">This article designs a method of improving traditional, qualitative semantic maps based on grammaticalisation paths, by including both quantitative data (frequency) and information concerning a gram’s environment (the relation to the other maps). The incorporation of qualitative evidence transforms vectored maps into waves, while the introduction of the contextual factor combines waves organised along the same grammaticalisation template into a stream. The structure of a wave delivers, in turn, the statistical prototypicality of a gram (i.e. the prototypicality that is conditioned by the gram’s own wave), whereas the structure of the stream yields product prototypicality (i.e. the prototypicality that is a combination of the gram’s wave and the other waves of the stream). It is additionally hypothesised that the product prototypicality may be an overt indicator of the psychological perception of the grams by speakers.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0da9ab79f464f28bcc800006601dfb72022-12-21T23:42:34ZafrStellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics1027-34172223-99362016-07-0145012910.5774/45-0-211160From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic mapsAlexander Andrason0Department of African Languages, Stellenbosch University, South Africa<p class="Abstract">This article designs a method of improving traditional, qualitative semantic maps based on grammaticalisation paths, by including both quantitative data (frequency) and information concerning a gram’s environment (the relation to the other maps). The incorporation of qualitative evidence transforms vectored maps into waves, while the introduction of the contextual factor combines waves organised along the same grammaticalisation template into a stream. The structure of a wave delivers, in turn, the statistical prototypicality of a gram (i.e. the prototypicality that is conditioned by the gram’s own wave), whereas the structure of the stream yields product prototypicality (i.e. the prototypicality that is a combination of the gram’s wave and the other waves of the stream). It is additionally hypothesised that the product prototypicality may be an overt indicator of the psychological perception of the grams by speakers.</p>http://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/211Cognitive linguistics, semantic maps, grammaticalization, verbal system |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Andrason From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Cognitive linguistics, semantic maps, grammaticalization, verbal system |
| title | From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps |
| title_full | From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps |
| title_fullStr | From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps |
| title_full_unstemmed | From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps |
| title_short | From vectors to waves and streams: An alternative approach to semantic maps |
| title_sort | from vectors to waves and streams an alternative approach to semantic maps |
| topic | Cognitive linguistics, semantic maps, grammaticalization, verbal system |
| url | http://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/211 |
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