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En kognitiv semantisk analys av SAOB:s formler för betydelseförändring

Nilsson, Pär LU (2016) In Skrifter / utgitt af Nordisk forening for leksikografi p.383-394
Abstract
In my dissertation the method to describe semantic change used in the
Swedish Academy dictionary (SAOB) is compared with cognitive
semantic models of such a change. The work of SAOB is theoretically
unbound in terms of overarching semantic theories, and the methods of
describing word meaning and semantic change in the dictionary are rather
developed for pragmatic reasons (such as consistency and economy etc.).
The first volume of SAOB was published in 1898 and the latest in 2012.
A lot has happened during this time within lexicographic theory as well
as in general linguistics. To SAOB editors today the view of language
and... (More)
In my dissertation the method to describe semantic change used in the
Swedish Academy dictionary (SAOB) is compared with cognitive
semantic models of such a change. The work of SAOB is theoretically
unbound in terms of overarching semantic theories, and the methods of
describing word meaning and semantic change in the dictionary are rather
developed for pragmatic reasons (such as consistency and economy etc.).
The first volume of SAOB was published in 1898 and the latest in 2012.
A lot has happened during this time within lexicographic theory as well
as in general linguistics. To SAOB editors today the view of language
and linguistics is to a large extent unlike the one the editors had in the late
nineteenth century. Despite this fact the principles behind structuring and
representing semantic information in the dictionary seem to have a lot in
common with the theory based discussion in contemporary literature in
the cognitive field. My starting point is to analyze the structure of articles
in SAOB, in particular the use of specific labels used in the definitions,
such as bildl. (figurative), utvidgdad anv. (extended use) etc. My aim is to
evaluate the pragmatic SAOB model and to investigate to what extent it
can be interpreted to represent the way humans structure and categorize
language and linguistic meaning. In this presentation I will demonstrate
examples of how the SAOB method can be transferred to and interpreted
through models derived from cognitive semantics. (Less)
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Nordiske studier i leksikografi 13 : Rapport fra 13. Konference om Leksikografi i Norden København 19. - 22. maj 2015 - Rapport fra 13. Konference om Leksikografi i Norden København 19. - 22. maj 2015
series title
Skrifter / utgitt af Nordisk forening for leksikografi
editor
Hovmark, Henrik and Gudiksen, Asgerd
issue
14
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12 pages
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Nordisk forening for leksikografi
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0803-9313
2246-7823
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978-87-992447-6-8
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Lexikal betydelseutveckling i teori och praktik : En analys av fem definitionsformler i Svenska Akademiens ordbok och de semantiska förändringsmekanismer som de beskriver
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https://tidsskrift.dk/nsil/issue/view/7994/709
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  abstract     = {{In  my  dissertation  the  method  to  describe  semantic  change  used  in  the <br/>Swedish   Academy   dictionary   (SAOB)   is   compared   with   cognitive   <br/>semantic  models  of  such  a  change.  The  work  of  SAOB  is  theoretically  <br/>unbound  in  terms  of  overarching  semantic  theories,  and  the  methods  of  <br/>describing word meaning and semantic change in the dictionary are rather <br/>developed for pragmatic reasons (such as consistency and economy etc.). <br/>The first volume of SAOB was published in 1898 and the latest in 2012. <br/>A  lot  has  happened  during  this  time  within  lexicographic  theory  as  well  <br/>as  in  general  linguistics.  To  SAOB  editors  today  the  view  of  language  <br/>and linguistics is to a large extent unlike the one the editors had in the late <br/>nineteenth century. Despite this fact the principles behind structuring and <br/>representing semantic information in the dictionary seem to have a lot in <br/>common  with  the  theory  based  discussion  in  contemporary  literature  in  <br/>the cognitive field. My starting point is to analyze the structure of articles <br/>in  SAOB,  in  particular  the  use  of  specific  labels  used  in  the  definitions,  <br/>such as bildl. (figurative), utvidgdad anv. (extended use) etc. My aim is to <br/>evaluate  the  pragmatic  SAOB  model  and  to  investigate  to  what  extent  it  <br/>can  be  interpreted  to  represent  the  way  humans  structure  and  categorize  <br/>language  and  linguistic  meaning. In this presentation  I  will  demonstrate  <br/>examples of how the SAOB method can be transferred to and interpreted <br/>through models derived from cognitive semantics.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Pär}},
  booktitle    = {{Nordiske studier i leksikografi 13 : Rapport fra 13. Konference om Leksikografi i Norden København 19. - 22. maj 2015}},
  editor       = {{Hovmark, Henrik and Gudiksen, Asgerd}},
  isbn         = {{978-87-992447-6-8}},
  issn         = {{0803-9313}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  number       = {{14}},
  pages        = {{383--394}},
  publisher    = {{Nordisk forening for leksikografi}},
  series       = {{Skrifter / utgitt af Nordisk forening for leksikografi}},
  title        = {{En kognitiv semantisk analys av SAOB:s formler för betydelseförändring}},
  url          = {{https://tidsskrift.dk/nsil/issue/view/7994/709}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}