ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-SEM-W0119 · ATLAS 251

Frame semantics

An account of meaning in which expressions activate structured scenes, roles, and background knowledge.

Explanation

An account of meaning in which expressions activate structured scenes, roles, and background knowledge. It makes a word open an organised situation rather than an isolated dictionary entry.

Example

The concept becomes visible in use and can be followed as a movement of interpretation.

Counterexample

A semantic frame is a knowledge structure, not merely a rhetorical presentation.

Distinction

A semantic frame is a knowledge structure, not merely a rhetorical presentation.

Effect on thought and perception

It makes a word open an organised situation rather than an isolated dictionary entry.

Resonance

It makes a word open an organised situation rather than an isolated dictionary entry.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Frame semantics“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-SEM-W0119. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-SEM-W0119

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