How Seeing Is Different From Looking
A Cognitive Perspective On Verb-Particle Constructions With Look And See
How Seeing Is Different From Looking
A Cognitive Perspective On Verb-Particle Constructions With Look And See
Author(s): Svetlana NedelchevaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Syntax, Cognitive linguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: cognitive approach; verb-particle constructions; image schemas; see; look;
Summary/Abstract: In Cognitive linguistics verb-particle (VP) constructions are treated as compositional and analyzable. The particles when combined with the verbs contribute to the overall meaning in the form of image schemas. This article compares the verb-particle constructions with look and see. It aims at analyzing the nuances of meaning of two synonymous verbs that combine with spatial particles and examines the image schemas associated with them. When the corresponding image schemas are activated they influence the VP constructions, thus they bring forth new evidence for the embodied nature of language and thought. This study also uses the theoretical framework of Construction Grammar to focus on the different ways of processing spatial and non-spatial VP constructions.
Journal: Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT
- Issue Year: 7/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 7-21
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English, Bulgarian