[Lexicog] semantic domains

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From: "Wayne Leman" <wayne_leman at sil.org>
To: <lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:48 PM
Subject: [Lexicog] semantic domains


> Ron, I just found a webpage that explains a simple but creative method to
> work with native speakers of languages to discover indigenous semantic
> domains. It is at URL:
>
> http://www.panasia.org.sg/iirr/ikmanual/taxonomi.htm
>
> Wayne
> -----
> Wayne Leman
> Busby, Montana, U.S.A.
> Cheyenne dictionary project:
> http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language/cddicy.htm
>
> > The subcategorization of fauna (and flora) reflect some universal
> tendencies
> > and some language specific variation. (Sound familiar?) For instance
most
> > languages have a category corresponding to the English category 'bird'.
> Its
> > membership varies depending on whether the domain is defined as 'flying
> > animal' in which case it will include bats and possibly some insects, or
> as
> > 'feathered animal' in which case bats and insects will be excludes but
an
> > ostrich and penguin will be included. The same is true of the category
> > 'fish', which can be defined as 'water dweller' and include dolphins,
> > shrimp, and clams, or as 'animals with fins and scales'. Animals are
also
> > subject to other classification dimensions such as 'edible' vs.
> 'inedible',
> > 'domesticated' vs. 'wild', 'carnivore' vs. 'herbivore', etc. The English
> > biological classification differs from the folk classification. These
> > dimensions are not organized in binary hierarchy. Each dimension can cut
> > across the others. When it comes to a practical methodology, first
elicit
> > all the super category terms and then find out what particular animals
> > belong to each. In English 'dog' belongs to 'Animal' 'Mammal'
> 'Domesticated
> > animal' 'Pet' 'Carnivore' and 'Inedible animal'. Other languages may put
> > 'dog' under 'Wild animal' or 'Edible animal'. To each his own.
> >
> > Ron Moe
>
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