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Our Lexicon (mental dictionary)
SENSE
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SENSE
SENSE SENSE
SENSE SENSE
SENSE SENSE
Sense relations
Flower /ˈflaʊə/
The sound
(Pronunciation) Homophones
Flour/ˈflaʊə/
Quick exercise
Knight(noun) -a mediaeval warrior Bear- (Noun) A large, wild animal.
1 Night (noun)-the period of darkness 3 Bear -(Verb) To carry
between sunset and sunrise
Watch
Watch your
Secretly
mouth
Hear
In cover
sounds,
(hear a case)
words, etc
Hear
Be told
Hear (out)
something
Task
Complete the following sentences with the correct
form of watch and hear.
1) Without waiting to ___ her answer, he stood up
and walked away.
2) You´d better ___ your mouth, young man!
3) I feel like I´m being ___.
4) The case was ___ at Teesside Crown Court on
April 10.
Central or Focal Meaning
Task
Which would you consider to be central and peripheral senses of these English words?
Arrange the senses in order of centrality, then compare your list with someone else's.
HEAD: HAND:
a. Did you hurt your head? a. The hands of the clock were approaching midnight.
b. She's head of the committee. b. His hand was good: three kings and two aces.
c.The head of this hammer is loose. c. What beautiful hands you have.
d. I need a hand; can you lift this?
Metaphorical extension
The central or focal meaning may often be the basis of metaphorical extensions of a word.
Example:
➡️ ➡️ ➡️
English human legs table✔️
➡️ ➡️
Spanish humano piernas mesa❌️➡️
Consider the likely translatability of the English word 'back' into Spanish.
Which of the sentences could be translated using the L2 word meaning "the rear part of the
human body"?
How many different words do you think will be needed to cover the various senses of 'back'?
Metaphor
It is a way of describing
Metaphor, as a device for
something by referring to it as
creating and extending
something different and
meaning, is very important in
suggesting that it has similar
the study of vocabulary
qualities to that thing.
Conventional and Unconventional
Unconventional metaphors are those
which, if in an utterance, would stand
out to a native speaker. They are also
There are some metaphors which
used to encourage creative thinking,
are said to be conventional or
evoke strong imagery, and provide fresh
institutionalized, which basically
perspectives by drawing unexpected
means they’re widely accepted.
connections between different domains
of experience.
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Juggernaut : a very large
truck
What is that
pokemetaphor?
Alcoholism is a juggernaut with a learner driver.
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Learner driver: someone who
is still a beginner and not yet
skilled at driving.
How is it that this
process works?
We understand a metaphor
because we associate key
concepts and the context.
Tolerance limits
Distinguishing features:
Spaniel [+ large, droopy ears + silky
coat + sporting
retriever]
Terrier [+ small + hairy + burrowing
when hunting]
hammer / mallet
chicken / duck
depressed / disappointed
wallet / purse
What one knows about a word, may not be the same as what
someone else knows. What is more, meaning changes over time
and develops, and what an individual knows about a word changes
too. CA does not claim to address these issues; it is more
concerned with the structure of the lexicon.
Purse
Thank you!
Integrantes:
Giuliano Cucurullo
Isabela Drubawski
Mauro De Fazio
Jorgelina Flores
Valentina Prol