Historical dictionaries have not yet incorporated prototype theoretical principles, from which singular enhancements might be obtained in historical lexicography. Revisiting diachronic definitions from a prototypical standpoint underlines how salience-based definitions comply more accurately with the cognitive constraints of the human mind. Upon this realization, the paper presents a template for reorganizing historical definitions according to the principles of prototype theory. The resulting definitions depict the semasiological profile of terms in a more transparent way while stressing the mutual interface between linguistic and extralinguistic data and between synchrony and diachrony. At the same time, the paper shows how the theoretical tenets of cognitive linguistics can be put to use in the field of applied linguistics, viz. lexicography.
2024. Trends in the development of vocabulary for emotion and cognition in English: A millennial perspective. Lexis Special issue 3
List, Nicholas
2022. How Can We Investigate Ancient Greek Categories Without the Influence of Our Own? Exploring Kinship Terminology Using Word2Vec. International Journal of Lexicography 35:2 ► pp. 137 ff.
Sylvester, Louise, Megan Tiddeman & Richard Ingham
2022. Semantic Shift in Middle English: Farming and Trade As Test Cases. Transactions of the Philological Society 120:3 ► pp. 427 ff.
Mikołajczuk, Agnieszka
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Chen, Q. & G. Jiang
2015. A Micro Exploration into Learner's Dictionaries: A Prototype Theoretical Perspective. International Journal of Lexicography
Herrero-Zorita, Carlos, Clara Molina & Antonio Moreno-Sandoval
Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Alejandra, Clara Molina & José-Miguel Fernández-Dols
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