THE SEMANTIC FIELD OF THE WORD “EYE”
THE SEMANTIC FIELD OF THE WORD “EYE”
Author(s): Liliana Tronea-GhidelSubject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Cognitive linguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: eye; meaning; connotation; polysemantic; expressions;
Summary/Abstract: Semantics (Ancient Greek: sēmantikós = significant) is a branch of linguistics that deals with the meaning of words and other linguistic units, as well as their changes and evolution over time. When we talk about a semantic field, we refer to an organized system of semantic relations between various lexemes related in meaning. Linguists are very interested in the study of body parts for a number of reasons. According to the OED, the term eye is one of the 500 most common words in modern written English. There are 63 meanings listed in OED’s entry for the noun eye. Its earliest known use is in the Old English period (pre– 1150) and is inherited from Germanic.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 35
- Page Range: 417-425
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English