How Conceptual Are Semantic Maps?

The question addressed in this paper is whether (and to what extent) a semantic map aimed at representing the multifunctionality of a given construction (or set of constructions) in discourse can be thought of as endowed with conceptual reality. To be considered as a mental representa-tion that is e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrea Sansò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dartmouth College Library 2010-01-01
Series:Linguistic Discovery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.354