FRAME SEMANTICS ANALYSES OF THE VERBS BORROW AND LEND
FRAME SEMANTICS ANALYSES OF THE VERBS BORROW AND LEND

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we will first set out the basics of the frame semantics then, we will analyze the thesis that meaning is encyclopedic in nature, thesis which has two parts: one which holds that the meaning we construct is not a separate of the mind and reflects our overall experience as human beings, our encyclopedic knowledge we could say, and other part which holds that this encyclopedic knowledge is grounded in human interaction with others and the world around us. We will explore the theory of frame semantics, developed in the 1970s and 1980s by Charles Fillmore that has given rise to this approach to meaning. Finally, we will provide a frame semantic analysis of the verbs borrow and lend, scenario that involves the borrower, the lender, the money and the transfer. Using syntactic data from FrameNet I will determine the range of syntactic patterns available and find differences in how the arguments of these verbs are realized. FrameNet, the practical application of Frame Semantics, provides syntactic information and concrete information about how the participants and circumstances in the frame are realized syntactically.

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