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Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual
Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
► pp. 279–294

Conceptual semantics

Article outline
  • 1.Historical background: conceptual semantics as a generative theory
  • 2.Goals of the research
  • 3.Background assumptions
    • 3.1The system nature of mind and language
    • 3.2Modularity of mind: representational modularity
    • 3.3Cognitive constraint
  • 4.Methodological guidelines for conceptual semantics
  • 5.Formalism and technical solutions
    • 5.1Some key terms of representational modularity
    • 5.2Conceptual structure
      • 5.2.1Thematic tier
      • 5.2.2Action tier
      • 5.2.3Temporal tier
      • 5.2.4Semantic field tier
      • 5.2.5Modal tier
    • 5.3Inference rules
    • 5.4Linking
  • 6.Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 3 October 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.m2.con12
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