A linguistic framework for querying dimensional data

Foundations of Language (Jackendoff 2002) sets out to reconcile generative accounts of language structure with psychological accounts of language processing. We argue that Jackendoff's “parallel architecture” is a particularly appropriate linguistic framework for the interactive alignment account of dialogue processing. It offers a helpful definition of linguistic levels of representation, it gives an interesting account of routine expressions, and it supports radical incrementality in processing.

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A Linguistic Framework for Dynamic Composition of Dependability Protocols

Dependable Computing for Critical Applications 3 - Dependable Computing and Fault-Tolerant Systems ◽

10.1007/978-3-7091-4009-3_15 ◽

1993 ◽

pp. 345-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Gul Agha ◽

Svend Frølund ◽

Rajendra Panwar ◽

Daniel Sturman

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Composition ◽

Linguistic Framework

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Identity and National Belonging in Ansaruallah’s Political Rhetoric: A Transitivity Analysis

International Journal of English Linguistics ◽

10.5539/ijel.v7n4p247 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 247

Author(s):

Gibreel Sadeq Alaghbary

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Political Rhetoric ◽

National Government ◽

Analytical Tool ◽

Emotional Attachment ◽

National Belonging ◽

Construction Of Identity ◽

A Value ◽

Oppressed Group ◽

Linguistic Framework

The present study concerns the application of the transitivity model as an analytical tool in the investigation of ideology in political rhetoric. Specifically, the paper examines the issues of national belonging and the construction of identity in Ansaruallah’s proposals to the National Dialog Conference in 2013. The data for the study is constituted, for considerations of thematic relevance, by the Sa’ada Issue part of the proposals. The objective of the analysis is to find out in what terms Ansarullah’s identity is constructed, how the nation is promoted as a value in Ansaruallah’s political rhetoric, and how important national belonging is in Ansaruallah’s construction of their social identity. In order to address these concerns, the paper analyzes the nominal and verbal constructions in the proposals using the linguistic framework of the transitivity model (Simpson, 1988). Findings from the analysis reveal that Ansaruallah construct themselves as an oppressed group whose members are bound by religion and oppression, rather than by a nationalist bond. Indeed, Ansaruallah distance themselves from Yemen, fellow Yemenis, the national government and from national institutions, and instead express emotional attachment to Sa’ada, which is construed as the homeland, and solidarity with Ansaruallah militants and Sa’ada residents, who are construed as the co-nationals of the homeland.

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Moving yet being still: exploring source domain reversal and force in explanations of enlightenment

Language and Cognition ◽

10.1017/langcog.2019.19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

pp. 310-339 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PETER RICHARDSON ◽

CHARLES M. MUELLER

Keyword(s):

Figurative Language ◽

Ultimate Reality ◽

The Other ◽

Source Domain ◽

Cognitive Linguistic ◽

Object Based ◽

Domain Reversal ◽

Linguistic Framework

abstractBuddhist and Hindu discourse often juxtapose statements about the inexpressibility of ultimate reality with descriptions drawing on metaphor and paradox. This raises the question of how particular types of metaphor fulfill the role of expressing what is believed to be inexpressible. The current study employs a cognitive linguistic framework to examine how modern Buddhist and Hindu religious teachers use metaphor to talk about enlightenment. Adopting a usage-based approach focusing on how figurative language is recontexualized by the same speaker within a stretch of discourse, the study identifies a recurrent pattern within the discourse on enlightenment that consists of four elements. The first is source domain reversal, which we define as a speaker making use of a particular source domain to refer to a target, and then later, in the same discourse segment, using a source domain with a seemingly opposite meaning to refer to the same target. The other three involve a movement from force to object-based schemas, from the perceived revelation of more conventional to deeper truths, and from description of a process to description of a state. We conclude by briefly discussing our findings within the context of research on apophatic discourse in other religions.

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Illness-conceptions in the persuasive sections of Hungarian medical recipes from the 16th and 17th centuries

Yearbook of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association ◽

10.1515/gcla-2014-0005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ágnes Kuna

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Semantic Analysis ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

17Th Century ◽

Medical Discourse ◽

General State ◽

Pragmatic Approach ◽

Instructional Unit ◽

Linguistic Framework ◽

Text Construction

AbstractIllnesses and their names constitute a significant indicator of cultural levels, as they reveal a lot about the convictions, healing practices as well as the general state of medicine. Besides the naming of illnesses, their conceptualizations are also present in certain genres and text sections, which are, in turn, associated with specific functions. The present paper outlines illness-conceptions in 16th and 17th-century Hungarian medical recipes by means of a qualitative analysis of seven contemporary manuscripts in a cognitive linguistic framework.The investigation takes the schema of the recipes as the analytical framework, as it was one of the most typical genre within the medical discourse domain in the 16th and 17th centuries. A recurring topic of recipes is usefulness, which is elaborated along the ‘how-to-do-it’ function. We can observe three functional units in the text construction: the initiator, the instructional unit and the persuasion. The conceptual elaboration of illnesses typically occurs in the first and third units. In the initiators, it manifests through the names and symptoms of illnesses, while in the persuasive sections through the description of how the illness departs. The present paper concentrates on this last aspect and gives a detailed description of the conceptual categories concerning the departure of the disease (cleansing, easing, soothing, stopping, starting etc.), their frequency and co-ocurrence. The research attempts to give a discourse pragmatic approach to the topic, expanding on the semantic analysis based on the names of illnesses and the symptoms.

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