Semiotic Principles in Semantic Theory

SEMIOTIC PRINCIPLES IN SEMANTIC THEORY......Page 2
Editorial page......Page 3
Title page......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
PREFACE......Page 6
Table of contents......Page 10
0. INTRODUCTION......Page 16
1.1 The Current State of Linguistic Semantics......Page 22
1.2 The Need for Regular Relational Principles in Semantics......Page 24
1.2.1 The Interpretation of Lexical Items in Contexts......Page 25
1.2.2 The Lexicon......Page 28
1.2.3 Motivation in Morphologically Complex Units......Page 30
1.3 An Integrated Theory of Semantic Relations......Page 32
2.0 Introduction......Page 36
2.1 Motivation in Semiotics......Page 37
2.2 Principies of Motivation......Page 40
2.2.1 The Principles......Page 41
INDEXICAL CODE......Page 43
2.2.2 Testing the Principles......Page 45
2.3.1 Model and Object......Page 46
2.3.2 Classes, Class Membership and Features......Page 49
2.3.2.1 Specific-Generic......Page 50
2.3.2.2 Specific Case-General Rule......Page 51
2.3.2.3 Object-Feature......Page 52
2.3.2.4 Class Member x-Class Member y......Page 54
2.4 The Indexical Code......Page 55
2.4.1 Cause and Effect......Page 56
2.4.1.1 Cause-Effect......Page 57
2.4.1.2 Producer-Product......Page 60
2.4.1.3 Natural Source-Natural Product......Page 61
2.4.1.4 Instrument-Product......Page 62
2.4.2.1 Object-Act......Page 63
2.4.2.2 Instrument-Act......Page 65
2.4.2.3 Agent-Act......Page 66
2.4.2.4 Agent-Instrument......Page 67
2.4.3 Part and Whole......Page 68
2.4.3.2 Act- Complex Act......Page 69
2.4.3.3 Central Factor-Institution......Page 71
2.4.4 Container and Content......Page 72
2.4.4.1 Container-Content......Page 73
2.4.4.2 Locality-Occupant......Page 75
2.4.4.3 Costume- Wearer......Page 76
2.4.5.1 Experience- Convention......Page 78
2.4.5.2 Manifestation- Definition......Page 79
2.4.6 Possessor and Possession......Page 81
2.4.6.1 Possessor-Possession......Page 82
2.4.6.2 Office Bolder- Office......Page 83
3.1 Principles of Motivation and Semantic Regularity......Page 86
3.2 Regular Semantic Relational......Page 94
3.2.1.1 Metaphorie Principle 1......Page 95
3.2.1.3 Metaphorie Principle 3......Page 97
3.2.1.4 Metaphoric Principle 4......Page 98
3.2.1.5 Metaphoric Principle 5......Page 100
3.2.2.1 Metonymie Principle 1......Page 101
3.2.2.2 Metonymic Principle 2......Page 102
3.2.2.3 Metonymie Principle 3......Page 103
3.2.2.4 Metonymie Principle 4......Page 104
3.2.2.5 Metonymic Principle 5......Page 105
3.2.2.7 Metonymie Principle 7......Page 106
3.2.2.9 Metonymie Principle 9......Page 107
3.2.2.10 Metonymie Principle 10......Page 108
3.2.2.11 Metonymic Principle 11......Page 109
3.2.2.12 Metonymic Principle 12......Page 110
3.2.2.14 Metonymie Principle 14......Page 111
3.2.2.15 Metonymic Principle 15......Page 112
3.2.2.16 Metonymic Principle 16......Page 113
3.2.2.17 Metonymic Principle 17......Page 114
3.2.2.18 Metonymic Principle 18......Page 115
3.3.1 Comments on Semantic Theory......Page 116
3.3.2 The Role of Semantic Relational Principles......Page 118
4.1 Defining 'Polysemy '......Page 124
4.1.1 Polysemy and Ambiguity......Page 125
4.1.2 Polysemy versus Vagueness, Generality and Depletion......Page 126
4.1.3 Testing for Multiplicity of Meaning......Page 127
4.1.4.2 Polysemy versus Homophony......Page 131
4.2 Lexical Polysemy and Derived Polysemy......Page 133
4.3.1 Proposals concerning Lexical Polysemy......Page 137
4.3.2 Proposals concerning Derived Polysemy......Page 144
4.4 Comments on Feature Transfer......Page 150
5.1 Anomaly and Selection......Page 154
5.2 Lexical Readings......Page 159
5.3 Regular Relational Principles in Interpretive Semantic Theory......Page 161
6.1 Semantic Classes and Relations in the Lexicon......Page 170
6.2 Semantic Classes and Lexical Readings......Page 174
6.3 Regular Relational Principies and the Lexicon......Page 176
6.4 Via-rules in the Lexicon......Page 178
6.5 Lexical Polysemy......Page 182
6.6 Remarks on Lexicalization......Page 184
7.1. Complex Units......Page 188
7.2. Complex Units and Motivation......Page 190
7.3.1.1. Componential Motivation in Compounds......Page 194
7.3.1.2. Componential Motivation in Stock Phrases......Page 196
7.3.2.1. Composite Motivation in Compounds......Page 198
7.3.2.2 Composite Motivation in Stock Phrases......Page 199
7.3.3 Classifying Complex Units......Page 201
7.4 Stock Phrases in Semantic Interpretation......Page 205
8.1 The Role of Extra-linguistic Information in the Establishment of Semantic Relations......Page 210
8.2.1 Etymological Information......Page 213
8.2.2 Historical Information......Page 216
8.2.3 Object Specific Information......Page 217
8.2.4 Pragmatic Information......Page 219
9.0 Introduction......Page 224
9.1 Simple Replacement......Page 225
9.2 Pointing Formulae......Page 226
9.3 The Copula Link......Page 227
9.5 The Genetive Link......Page 228
9.5.1 The Three- term Formula......Page 229
9.5.2 The Two-term Formula......Page 230
9.6 Verb Metaphor......Page 231
9.7.1 Metaphorically Interpreted Adjectives......Page 234
9.7.2 Transferred Adjectives......Page 235
9.8 Summary......Page 239
CONCLUSION......Page 242
Notes to Chapter 1......Page 246
Notes to Chapter 3......Page 247
Notes to Chapter 9......Page 248
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 250
A. INDEX OF AUTHORS......Page 260
B. INDEX OF SUBJECTS......Page 263
Indexical-Metonymic Principles......Page 266