Corpus Methods for Semantics: Quantitative studies in polysemy and synonymy
Edited by Dylan Glynn and Justyna A. Robinson
[Human Cognitive Processing, 43] 2014. viii, 545 pp.
Dylan Glynn
List of John Benjamins publications for which Dylan Glynn plays a role.
Title
Subjects Cognitive linguistics | Corpus linguistics | Semantics | Syntax
Articles
2022 Chapter 8. Emergent categories: Quantifying analogically derived similarity in usage Analogy and Contrast in Language: Perspectives from Cognitive Linguistics, Krawczak, Karolina, Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk and Marcin Grygiel (eds.), pp. 245–282 | Chapter
This study considers the methodological implications of the usage-based model (Langacker 1987) for a description of prototype-structured categorisation (Lakoff 1987). The usage-based model places repeated analogical judgements at the heart of language processing as well as positing that the… read more
2017 Operationalizing mirativity: A usage-based quantitative study of constructional construal in English Expressing and Describing Surprise, Celle, Agnès and Laure Lansari (eds.), pp. 91–120 | Article
This study focuses on the conceptual category of mirativity and its constructional construal in English. We propose an operationalization of mirativity with a view to investigating the phenomenon within the usage-based quantitative methodology of multifactorial analysis (Geeraerts, Grondelaers, &… read more
2015 Operationalizing mirativity: A usage-based quantitative study of constructional construal in English Expressing and Describing Surprise, Celle, Agnès and Laure Lansari (eds.), pp. 353–382 | Article
This study focuses on the conceptual category of mirativity and its constructional construal in English. We propose an operationalization of mirativity with a view to investigating the phenomenon within the usage-based quantitative methodology of multifactorial analysis (Geeraerts, Grondelaers, &… read more
2014 Correspondence analysis: Exploring data and identifying patterns Corpus Methods for Semantics: Quantitative studies in polysemy and synonymy, Glynn, Dylan and Justyna A. Robinson (eds.), pp. 443–485 | Article
Correspondence analysis is an exploratory technique for complex categorical data, typical of corpus-driven research. It identifies patterns of association and disassociation in those data. For instance, it can map the correlations between different uses of a linguistic form and its various social… read more
2014 Polysemy and synonymy: Corpus method and cognitive theory Corpus Methods for Semantics: Quantitative studies in polysemy and synonymy, Glynn, Dylan and Justyna A. Robinson (eds.), pp. 7–38 | Article
This chapter introduces the field of polysemy and synonymy studies from a Cognitive Linguistic perspective. Firstly, the discussion explains and defines the object of research, showing that the study of semantic relations, traditionally restricted to the description of lexical semantics, needs to… read more
2014 The many uses of run: Corpus methods and Socio-Cognitive Semantics Corpus Methods for Semantics: Quantitative studies in polysemy and synonymy, Glynn, Dylan and Justyna A. Robinson (eds.), pp. 117–144 | Article
Multifactorial usage-feature analysis (profile-based approach) has been successfully
applied to polysemy research (Gries 2006; Glynn 2009, 2010). This chapter
represents a repeat analysis of Gries (2006). The study has three aims: (i) to
verify the results of the previous study; (ii) to identify… read more
2014 Techniques and tools: Corpus methods and statistics for semantics Corpus Methods for Semantics: Quantitative studies in polysemy and synonymy, Glynn, Dylan and Justyna A. Robinson (eds.), pp. 307–341 | Article
The use of corpora in semantic research is a rapidly developing method. However, the range of quantitative techniques employed in the field can make it difficult for the non-specialist to keep abreast with the methodological development. This chapter serves as an introduction to the use of corpus… read more
2014 Statistics in R: First steps Corpus Methods for Semantics: Quantitative studies in polysemy and synonymy, Glynn, Dylan and Justyna A. Robinson (eds.), pp. 343–364 | Article
The R Project for Statistical Computing is one of the most comprehensive and widely used software options for statistical analysis. Moreover, it is open source, freely available and entirely cross-platform. It is for these reasons that the following chapters all employ R to demonstrate the… read more
2009 Polysemy, syntax, and variation: A usage-based method for Cognitive Semantics New Directions in Cognitive Linguistics, Evans, Vyvyan and Stéphanie Pourcel (eds.), pp. 77–104 | Article
2008 Arbitrary structure, cognitive grammar, and the partes orationis. A study in Polish paradigms Naturalness and Iconicity in Language, Willems, Klaas and Ludovic De Cuypere (eds.), pp. 215–239 | Article
This usage-based study tests the explanatory power of an iconically motivated theory of lexical class. The principle that basic level grammatical categories are motivated by our direct perceptual experience is an integral part of Cognitive Grammar (Langacker 1987, Talmy 2000). However, recent… read more
2007 Iconicity and the grammar–lexis interface Insistent Images, Tabakowska, Elżbieta, Christina Ljungberg and Olga Fischer (eds.), pp. 269–288 | Article
This study examines the proposal in Cognitive Grammar (Langacker 1987, Talmy 2000) that grammatical classes are iconically motivated. The discussion follows a case-study to test this hypothesis. Using found data, we examine the productivity of a range of grammatical classes across Dutch, English,… read more
2004 Constructions at the crossroads: The place of construction grammar between field and frame Annual Review of Cognitive Linguistics: Volume 2, Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez, Francisco José (ed.), pp. 197–233 | Article
Construction Grammar focuses on the meaning encoded in the syntagmatic structures of language. However, syntagmatic meaning and coding interact in a complex way with paradigmatic structures such as lexis, metonymy, and metaphor. How can Construction Grammar capture the formal and semantic structure… read more