Linguistics

Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

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Semantic structure

Language; Linguistics

The form that conceptual structure takes for purposes of being encoded and externalised via language. Semantic structure encompasses the semantic units conventionally associated with linguistic ...

In an integration network, the idea that not all the structure present in the input spaces is projected to the blended spaces. It is only the information that is subject to matching which is required ...

Secondary landmark

Language; Linguistics

In a profiled relationship when there are two landmarks, the secondary landmark is the participant which has least salience. For instance, in the following example: Max kicked the ball towards the ...

Phonology

Language; Linguistics

A branch of linguistics which studies the systematic organisation of speech sounds. It has traditionally focused largely on study of the systems of phonemes in particular languages, but it may also ...