Chapter 8
Discovering structures in specialized domains
Article outline
- 8.1Structures based on conceptual relations
- 8.1.1Accounting for and representing conceptual relations
- 8.1.2Handling relations in conceptual structures
- 8.1.3Linking conceptual structures and definitions
- 8.2Structures based on terminological relations
- 8.2.1Lexical functions to reveal terminological structures
- 8.2.1.1The workings of lexical functions
- 8.2.1.2Lexical functions for terminology
- 8.2.1.3Exploring terminological relations with “softer” versions of lexical functions
- 8.2.1.4Further classifying relations
- 8.2.1.5Definitions based on terminological structures
- 8.2.1.6Translations of collocations
- 8.2.2Semantic frames to discover different kinds of structures
- 8.2.2.1Obtaining a better view of related situations with frames
- 8.2.2.2Highlighting differences between specialized and general knowledge
- 8.2.2.3Capturing meaning modulations and different conceptualizations within the same domain
- Summary
- Further reading
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