The Semantic Field of the Word “Mind”
The Semantic Field of the Word “Mind”
Author(s): Corina Mihaela GeanăSubject(s): Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: Polysemy; interdependence; formal; informal; meaning;
Summary/Abstract: Our research aims at focusing on the word mind and its semantic field, namely on the interrelation and interdependence of different meanings within the semantic structure of this particular word. In this respect, we have concentrated on highlighting the word mind, as it appears in certain phraseological expressions, verbal collocations, idiomatic constructions, derivatives or compounds,slang words or proverbs. The survey refers to the linguistic categories mentioned above, by arranging the words or phrases in alphabetical order, so that they could be easily followed and understood.
Journal: Annals of the University of Craiova, Series: Philology, English
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: XIX
- Page Range: 135-142
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English