Scribd
Upload
85 views1 page

KMC Frame Semantics Wiki

Frame semantics is a theory of linguistic meaning that relates words to the conceptual frameworks or "frames" that represent real-world experiences and knowledge. A frame contains all the information needed to understand a word or concept, such as commercial transaction frame containing a buyer, seller, goods, and money to understand words like "sell" and "buy". Frame semantics has expanded from applying to individual words to larger linguistic units and constructions.

Uploaded by

ltr5858
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as TXT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
85 views1 page

KMC Frame Semantics Wiki

Frame semantics is a theory of linguistic meaning that relates words to the conceptual frameworks or "frames" that represent real-world experiences and knowledge. A frame contains all the information needed to understand a word or concept, such as commercial transaction frame containing a buyer, seller, goods, and money to understand words like "sell" and "buy". Frame semantics has expanded from applying to individual words to larger linguistic units and constructions.

Uploaded by

ltr5858
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as TXT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

Frame semantics (linguistics) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article does

not cite any references or sou rces. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009) Frame semantics is a theory of linguistic meaning that extends Charles J. Fillmo re's case grammar. It relates linguistic semantics to encyclopaedic knowledge. T he basic idea is that one cannot understand the meaning of a single word without access to all the essential knowledge that relates to that word. For example, o ne would not be able to understand the word "sell" without knowing anything abou t the situation of commercial transfer, which also involves, among other things, a seller, a buyer, goods, money, the relation between the money and the goods, the relations between the seller and the goods and the money, the relation betwe en the buyer and the goods and the money and so on. Thus, a word activates, or evokes, a frame of semantic knowledge relating to the specific concept it refers to (or highlights, in frame semantic terminology). A semantic frame is a collection of facts that specify "characteristic features, attributes, and functions of a denotatum, and its characteristic interactions w ith things necessarily or typically associated with it." [1] A semantic frame ca n also be defined as a coherent structure of related concepts that are related s uch that without knowledge of all of them, one does not have complete knowledge of any one; they are in that sense types of gestalt. Frames are based on recurri ng experiences. So the commercial transaction frame is based on recurring experi ences of commercial transactions. Words not only highlight individual concepts, but also specify a certain perspec tive from which the frame is viewed. For example "sell" views the situation from the perspective of the seller and "buy" from the perspective of the buyer. This , according to Fillmore, explains the observed asymmetries in many lexical relat ions. While originally only being applied to lexemes, frame semantics has now been exp anded to grammatical constructions and other larger and more complex linguistic units and has more or less been integrated into construction grammar as the main semantic principle. Semantic frames are also becoming used in information model ing, for example in Gellish, especially in the form of 'definition models' and ' knowledge models'. Frame semantics has much in common with the semantic principle of profiling from Ronald W. Langacker's Cognitive Grammar. [2] References[edit] Jump up ^ Keith Alan (2001, p. 251), Natural Language Semantics, Blackwell Publi shers Ltd, Oxford, ISBN 0-631-19296-4. Jump up ^ Alan Cruse (2004, p. 137f.), Meaning in Language. An Introduction to S emantics and Pragmatics. Second Edition, Oxford University Press, New York, ISBN 978-0-19-926306-6. See also[edit] FrameNet A Karaka Based Approach to Parsing of Indian Languages

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy