[Lexicog] semantic domains AND frames?

Wayne Leman wayne_leman at SIL.ORG
Mon Jan 5 00:23:14 UTC 2004


> I've done some searching since getting your message. By "frames," are you
> referring to what has been done in Frame Semantics by Chuck Fillmore, et
> al.? If so, I would think that both frames and semantic domains could be
> important categories for inclusion in a lexical database. And I would
think
> that both could be catalogued from the viewpoint of the native speakers,
> rather than an arbitrary outside viewpoint.
>
> Wayne
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> Wayne Leman
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> Cheyenne dictionary project:
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>
> > I was reading an article recently that suggested that all lexical
entries
> should be keyed to semantic domains so that the entries can be sorted by
> them. What about keying them to frames as well, as defined by cognitive
> linguistics? This would make just as much sense to me, as semantic domains
> are (arguably) defined arbritrarily by linguists, whereas frames are more
> directly related to real life...
> >
> > sozlukyazajy
>
>
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