Les ‘mots en bl-’ du lexique anglais : étude de la structuration des données dans une optique lexico-cognitive

Cette étude se donne pour corpus l’ensemble des mots du lexique anglais présentant le groupe consonantique bl- à l’initiale. Notre objectif global est, dans un premier temps, de tenter de montrer que l’invariance phonologique de cette classe heuristiquement constituée de ‘mots en bl-’ véhicule une invariance notionnelle en profondeur : les sens de deux sous-classes importantes de ‘mots en bl-’ permettent l’accès à des représentations mentales dont nous postulons que le soubassement repose sur le ‘schème mental’ <CONTAINER> (Lakoff & Johnson). Dans un second volet, nous proposons d’étudier le rôle joué par l’aspectualité lexicale dans nos données, à partir des traits définitoires des ‘mots en bl-’ tels qu’ils apparaissent dans le Oxford English Dictionary et le English Dialect Dictionary.In this paper, I explore the class of English lexical items beginning with bl-. My objective is twofold: firstly, I present the hypothesis that the phonological invariance of this heuristically-formed class corresponds to a notional invariance within two important subsets of ‘bl- words’. I claim that this notional invariance may be traced back to mental representations whose underlying source is the <CONTAINER> schema (Lakoff & Johnson). Secondly, I consider the part played by aspect in the data provided by the entries for ‘bl- words’ in two dictionaries, the Oxford English Dictionary and the English Dialect Dictionary

Approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais

In the English lexicon, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with kn- (phonologically/n/in contemporary English). The overall objective is to show that the semiological invariance of this henristically-formed class corresponds to a notional invariance within a particular subset of ‘kn- words’. I claim that kn- is the surface mark of a submorphemic invariance whose source may be traced back to the conceptualization of body joints, emblematically represented by the ‘knees’

À la recherche du substrat cognitif du submorphème SM-

The overall objective of this study is to find traces in the English lexicon of a notional invariance attached to a formal invariance, possibly dating back to a very early stage of the language. In the English lexicon, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with sm-. From the definitions of ‘sm- words’ attested in the Oxford English Dictionary and the English Dialect Dictionary, I shall endeavour to show that the phonological invariance of this heuristically-formed class corresponds to a submorphemic invariance which may be traced back to a very ancient process of conceptualization of the human body. Drawing on various approaches of cognitive linguistics (Lakoff & Johnson, Langacker, Heine, Sweetser), I suggest a description of the way the brain conceptualizes the referents of ‘sm- words’, and I shall show the convergence with the etymological data.Ultimately, I claim that the meanings of most ‘sm- words’ access mental representations relating on the one hand to experiential information collected by the nose and/or the mouth, and on the other hand to physical expressions of emotions through movements or positions of these two body parts. Special emphasis will be laid on the duality prevailing in several fields: two-way movements between the object and the subject of perception (smoke, smother, smoulder, smell); relations between the ‘in-movement’ of impressions or sensations (smell, smooth, smutty) and the ‘out-movement’ of the expression of emotions (smile, smirk, smug); overlap between features pertaining to the senses of smell / taste, and touch (smack, smart, smear, smite)

Approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais

In the English lexicon, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with kn- (phonologically/n/in contemporary English). The overall objective is to show that the semiological invariance of this henristically-formed class corresponds to a notional invariance within a particular subset of ‘kn- words’. I claim that kn- is the surface mark of a submorphemic invariance whose source may be traced back to the conceptualization of body joints, emblematically represented by the ‘knees’

Les ‘mots en bl-’ du lexique anglais : étude de la structuration des données dans une optique lexico-cognitive

In this paper, I explore the class of English lexical items beginning with bl-. My objective is twofold: firstly, I present the hypothesis that the phonological invariance of this heuristically-formed class corresponds to a notional invariance within two important subsets of ‘bl- words’. I claim that this notional invariance may be traced back to mental representations whose underlying source is the &#60;CONTAINER&#62; schema (Lakoff &#38; Johnson). Secondly, I consider the part played by aspect in the data provided by the entries for ‘bl- words’ in two dictionaries, the Oxford English Dictionary and the English Dialect Dictionary

Le submorphème SM- : pressions, impressions, expressions, circulations

The overall objective of this study is to find traces in the English lexicon of a notional invariance correlating with a formal invariance, possibly dating back to a very early stage of the language. Here, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with sm-. Working from the definitions of ˈsm- wordsˈ attested in the Oxford English Dictionary and the English Dialect Dictionary, I shall endeavour to show that the phonological invariance of this heuristically-formed class corresponds to a submorphemic invariance which may be traced back to a very ancient process of conceptualization of the human body. Drawing on various approaches of cognitive linguistics (Lakoff &#38; Johnson, Langacker, Heine), I suggest a description of the way the brain conceptualizes the referents of ˈsm- wordsˈ, and I show the convergence with the etymological data. Ultimately, I claim that the meanings of most ˈsm- wordsˈ access mental representations relating on the one hand to experiential information collected by the nose and/or the mouth, and on the other hand to physical expressions of emotions through movements or positions of these two body parts. Special emphasis will be laid on the duality prevailing in several fields: two-way movements between the object and the subject of perception (smell, smoke, smother, smoulder); relations between the ˈin-movementˈ of impressions or sensations (smell, smooth, smutty) and the ˈout-movementˈ of the expression of emotions (smile, smirk, smug); overlap between features pertaining to the senses of smell / taste, and touch (smack, smart, smear, smite)

À la recherche du substrat cognitif du submorphème SM-

The overall objective of this study is to find traces in the English lexicon of a notional invariance attached to a formal invariance, possibly dating back to a very early stage of the language. In the English lexicon, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with sm-. From the definitions of ‘sm- words’ attested in the Oxford English Dictionary and the English Dialect Dictionary, I shall endeavour to show that the phonological invariance of this heuristically-formed class corresponds to a submorphemic invariance which may be traced back to a very ancient process of conceptualization of the human body. Drawing on various approaches of cognitive linguistics (Lakoff & Johnson, Langacker, Heine, Sweetser), I suggest a description of the way the brain conceptualizes the referents of ‘sm- words’, and I shall show the convergence with the etymological data.Ultimately, I claim that the meanings of most ‘sm- words’ access mental representations relating on the one hand to experiential information collected by the nose and/or the mouth, and on the other hand to physical expressions of emotions through movements or positions of these two body parts. Special emphasis will be laid on the duality prevailing in several fields: two-way movements between the object and the subject of perception (smoke, smother, smoulder, smell); relations between the ‘in-movement’ of impressions or sensations (smell, smooth, smutty) and the ‘out-movement’ of the expression of emotions (smile, smirk, smug); overlap between features pertaining to the senses of smell / taste, and touch (smack, smart, smear, smite)

Réalité des idéophones anglais (phonesthèmes) : propositions dans le cadre d’une approche de linguistique cognitive

Drawing on key concepts of so-called ‘cognitive’ linguistics, I suggest that there exists a conceptual coherence within each of three heuristically constituted word classes (‘bl- / kn- / sk- words’). I claim that the semiological invariance displayed by these classes is the surface trace of a deep-level notional invariance, ultimately grounded on the conceptualisation of the body. This study could thus provide evidence of the reality of phonæsthemes, whose existence is a much debated issue among linguists