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What is a domain? Dimensional structures versus meronomic relations

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Summary, in English

Within cognitive linguistics, the notion of domain is central. In the literature, the notion of domain has been interpreted in an all-encompassing way, which has led to conceptual confusion. The article proposes to distinguish between a more psychologically oriented description of domains based on dimensional structures, on the one hand; and meronomic relations, on the other. It is shown how Langacker's notion of a configurational domain can be analyzed as higher-level dimensional structures. An added benefit of the distinction between dimensional domains and meronomic relations is that it generates a natural account of the difference between metaphors and metonymies.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

437-456

Publication/Series

Cognitive Linguistics

Volume

24

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Mouton de Gruyter

Topic

  • General Language Studies and Linguistics
  • Learning

Keywords

  • domain
  • dimension
  • meronomy
  • locational domain
  • configurational domain
  • feature analysis
  • integral dimensions
  • separable dimensions
  • metaphor
  • metonymy

Status

Published

Project

  • Thinking in Time: Cognition, Communication and Learning

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1613-3641