There are a number of different types of lexical relations which can be analyzed in a semantic field. One lexeme can be in a number of these relations, therefore, the lexicon can be described as a network of words, rather than a list similar to a dictionary. The lexical field is a key principle the lexicon is organized by. One of these lexical fields is watercraft. As a continuation of my paper “A semantic analyses of the lexical field vehicles” and because of my interest in sailing, I decided to analyze in my project work the lexical field watercraft. I will start by analyzing synonymous, hyponymic, meronymic, polysemous, and homonymous relations in chapter 2. After this analysis of sense relations, I will continue my research with a closer look at prototype theory. For this purpose I will do a Goodness-of-Exemplar survey with a group of 50 participants. Following a general look at prototype theory in the lexical field of watercraft, I will analyze the results of the survey.
Because there are a lot of technical terms involved in this lexical field, the reader can find a list of translations and explanations of various lexemes in the appendix.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Analysis of sense relations
2.1. Synonymy
2.2. Hyponymy
2.3. Meronymy
2.4. Polysemy and Homonymy
3. Is a sailboard a typical watercraft? – Prototype Theory
3.1. Goodness-Of-Exemplar-Rating
3.2. Family resemblance
4. Conclusion
5. Appendix
5.1. List of key words
5.2. Semantic Field watercraft
5.3. GOE Evaluation watercraft
6. References
- Quote paper
- Marijke Eggert (Author), 2008, A semantic analysis of the lexical field watercraft, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/199138
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