Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Research on Sequential Meaning Extension: A Case Study on the Polysemy of 看(kan)

  • Conference paper
Chinese Lexical Semantics (CLSW 2012)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 7717))

Included in the following conference series:

Abstract

Meaning extension patterns can help to construct the large-scale semantic knowledge base. After analyzing the meanings of 看(kan) in modern Chinese, we found a new extension pattern——sequential extension. That pattern is also reflected in the meaning extensions of some other high frequency verbs. The meanings extended with the sequential pattern are characterized by the following: (1) overall continuity, (2) activating the before and after, (3) the distance determining the degree of activation. On the view of cognition, the sequential extension pattern roots in the mode of ACTING-RESULT and metonymic mechanism.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Bai, Z.L.: Meaning Extension and Deducing Word’s Meaning by Extension. Research in Ancient Chinese Language 4, 29 (1991)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Lu, Z.D., Wang, N.: Gloss and Chinese Exegetics, pp. 113–124. Shanxi Education Press, Taiyuan (1994)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Xu, G.Q.: The System Theory of Modern Chinese Vocabulary, pp. 230–233. Peking University Press, Beijing (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Research Institutes of Language Department of Dictionary: Contemporary Chinese Dictionary, 5th edn., pp. 761–762. Commercial Press, Beijing (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Ouyang, X.F.: The Cognitive Study of the Paradigmatic Semantic Network Related to Kan, pp. 20–24. Doctoral Dissertation of Wuhan University(2009)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Chinese Linguistics & Literature/Center for Study of Language & Information, Wuhan University, Luojia Mountain, 430072, Wuhan, P.R. China

    Xiaofang Ouyang

Authors
  1. Xiaofang Ouyang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Computer School, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China

    Donghong Ji

  2. College of Chinese Language and Literature, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China

    Guozheng Xiao

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Ouyang, X. (2013). The Research on Sequential Meaning Extension: A Case Study on the Polysemy of 看(kan). In: Ji, D., Xiao, G. (eds) Chinese Lexical Semantics. CLSW 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7717. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36337-5_44

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36337-5_44

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-36336-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-36337-5

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation