Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint

Historical dictionaries have not yet incorporated prototype theoretical principles, from which singular enhancements might be obtained in historical lexicography. Revisiting diachronic definitions from a prototypical standpoint underlines how salience-based definitions comply more accurately with th...

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Autor: Molina Ávila, Clara
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Historical lexicology and lexicography
Oxford English Dictionary
Prototype theory
Semasiology
Filología
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spelling Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpointMolina Ávila, ClaraHistorical lexicology and lexicographyOxford English DictionaryPrototype theorySemasiologyFilologíaHistorical dictionaries have not yet incorporated prototype theoretical principles, from which singular enhancements might be obtained in historical lexicography. Revisiting diachronic definitions from a prototypical standpoint underlines how salience-based definitions comply more accurately with the cognitive constraints of the human mind. Upon this realization, the paper presents a template for reorganizing historical definitions according to the principles of prototype theory. The resulting definitions depict the semasiological profile of terms in a more transparent way while stressing the mutual interface between linguistic and extralinguistic data and between synchrony and diachrony. At the same time, the paper shows how the theoretical tenets of cognitive linguistics can be put to use in the field of applied linguistics, viz. lexicographyJohn BenjaminsDepartamento de Filología InglesaFacultad de Filosofía y Letras20082008-01-01research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/713093https://dx.doi.org/10.1075/arcl.6.02molreponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7130932026-06-23T12:46:27Z
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title Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
spellingShingle Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
Molina Ávila, Clara
Historical lexicology and lexicography
Oxford English Dictionary
Prototype theory
Semasiology
Filología
title_short Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
title_full Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
title_fullStr Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
title_full_unstemmed Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
title_sort Historical dictionary definitions revisited from a prototype theoretical standpoint
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Molina Ávila, Clara
author Molina Ávila, Clara
author_facet Molina Ávila, Clara
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Filología Inglesa
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Historical lexicology and lexicography
Oxford English Dictionary
Prototype theory
Semasiology
Filología
topic Historical lexicology and lexicography
Oxford English Dictionary
Prototype theory
Semasiology
Filología
description Historical dictionaries have not yet incorporated prototype theoretical principles, from which singular enhancements might be obtained in historical lexicography. Revisiting diachronic definitions from a prototypical standpoint underlines how salience-based definitions comply more accurately with the cognitive constraints of the human mind. Upon this realization, the paper presents a template for reorganizing historical definitions according to the principles of prototype theory. The resulting definitions depict the semasiological profile of terms in a more transparent way while stressing the mutual interface between linguistic and extralinguistic data and between synchrony and diachrony. At the same time, the paper shows how the theoretical tenets of cognitive linguistics can be put to use in the field of applied linguistics, viz. lexicography
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