Lexikalische Dynamik Kognitiv-linguistische Untersuchungen am englischen Computerwortschatz |
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| Author:
| Bründl, Monika Elisabeth |
| Series title: | Linguistische Arbeiten Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-181810-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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Computing is among the fields which have been contributing most to the expansion of the English vocabulary in recent decades. The aim of this study - which is based on a corpus comprising over 700 lexemes - is to analyse the features of the vocabulary of computing. It is shown that by taking a cognitive-linguistic view lexicology can experience a great enrichment. This is demonstrated primarily through metaphors, such as client, cookie, bookmark. A combination of morphological,...
More DescriptionComputing is among the fields which have been contributing most to the expansion of the English vocabulary in recent decades. The aim of this study - which is based on a corpus comprising over 700 lexemes - is to analyse the features of the vocabulary of computing. It is shown that by taking a cognitive-linguistic view lexicology can experience a great enrichment. This is demonstrated primarily through metaphors, such as client, cookie, bookmark. A combination of morphological, semantic, phonological and cognitive aspects turns out to be the most satisfactory method of analyzing (new) lexemes.