Lexical meaning in dialogic language use / Sebastian Feller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feller, Sebastian.

Series:

Dialogue studies ; v. 9.

Dialogue studies ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Dialogue analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lexical Meaning in Dialogic Language Use addresses a number of central issues in the field of lexical semantics. Starting off from an action-theoretical view of communication meaning is defined as something that speakers do in dialogic language use. Meaning as 'meaning-in-use' opens up a new perspective on a number of aspects: how can we define the lexical unit? What about the make-up of the meaning side? Does polysemy really exist? And is encyclopaedic information to be fully integrated into the lexicon?These questions are examined along the analyses of authentic lexical material from corpora. At the end exemplary lexical entries represent both the expression and meaning side of the analyzed material, providing incentive not only for theory but also for practical applications like foreign language teaching, lexicography, translational studies, and so forth.This book will appeal to anyone interested in language use and meaning and understanding especially.

Contents:

Lexical Meaning in Dialogic Language Use

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Preface

1. The whole and its parts

1.1 Towards a holistic understanding of language

1.2 The aim of this work

2. State-of-the-art theories

2.1 Structuralism

2.2 Psychological models

2.3 Logical semantics

2.4 Transformational theory and the generative lexicon

2.5 Cognitive theories of meaning

2.6 Use theories and action-theoretical models

2.7 Corpus linguistics

2.8 Some consequences for this work

3. Theoretical foundation

3.1 The framework for the semantic analyses: Language-in-use

3.2 Linguistic v. non-linguistic knowledge

3.3 Meaning as predication: Meaning-in-use

3.4 The lexical unit: Testing the limits

3.5 Meaning or meanings?

4. Methodological preliminaries

4.1 The selection of examples

4.2 The test set-up

4.3 Corpus data: Handle with care

4.4 The semantic representation

5. The semantic analysis (Part I): The semantic interplay of subject-NP and VP

5.1 'to support'

5.2 'to pay'

5.3 'to carry'

5.4 'to say'

6. The semantic analysis (Part II): New lexical entries. A pilot study

6.1 New lexical entries around 'to support'

6.2 New lexical entries around 'to carry'

6.3 New lexical entries around 'to pay'

6.4 New lexical entries around 'to say'

7. Conclusion

7.1 The lexical unit redefined

7.2 Practical implications

7.3 From lexical units to lexical concepts - An outlook

References

Index

The series Dialogue Studies.

Notes:

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Muenster, 2009/10.

"The present work is a revised version of my doctoral thesis accepted by the Philosophical Department of the University of Muenster in the winter term 2009/10."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612895722

9781282895720

1282895729

9789027287540

9027287546

OCLC:

680017758