Semantic Configuration of the Spatial Concept “Behind” in English
Semantic Configuration of the Spatial Concept “Behind” in English
Author(s): Birgit Gösser, Ignasi Navarro i FerrandoSubject(s): Semiotics / Semiology
Published by: Editura Universităţii Petru Maior
Keywords: semantic structure; idiomatic structure; polysemy; landmark; pattern
Summary/Abstract: The paper shows the proposal of semantic structure for the English preposition behind, on the grounds of a semantic model based on three meaning dimensions of the spatial relationship, namely, topology, force-dynamics, and function. The proposal derives from data analysis on 1000 examples drawn from the BNC. The examples were analysed manually, and the senses were worked out taking different contextual parameters into account. The resultant semantic structure shows a core set of meanings and a peripheral set of extended meanings.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Petru Maior. Philologia
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 204-209
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English