The Construction And Construal Of Semantic Representation Network For English Prefixes Of Degree Category

In linguistic research,it is generally postulated that derivation is an discernible way of word formation,which generates novel words by summating affixes to the envisioning word.In consonance with morphological studies in cognitive linguistics,the derivation method is subdivided into three categories: the addition of a prefix,an infix,and a suffix.The semantic continuum consists of time,space and degree.As part of the continuum,the three can also be divided into three categories.Guided by cognitive theory,this research predominantly pinpoints on the cross-domain degree prefix semantic integration and the construction of schema-representative semantic networks.The accustomed paradigm of word-formation research specializes itself notably on the meaning of the prototype and summating rules for prefixes and suffixes.This paper scrutinizes the semantic integration prepare and meaning movement of English degree prefixes utilizing earlier inquire about on word arrangement in conjunction with the idea of conceptual blending.Furthermore,the semantic distribution network of “high”,“middle” and “low” represented by affixes of corresponding degree is investigated to reconnoiter the semantic characteristics,distribution,and usage of prefixes of corresponding degree as well as to provide some indications and implications for the incoming research.In this paper,it indicates that English degree prefixes not only regulate derived semantics,but also produce word class deflection for individual parts of speech.This paper explores the semantic integration process of English degree prefixes from the three cognitive dimensions of domain,category and construal,and explores the semantic production and representational characteristics of degree prefixes in the derivation process.Simultaneously,the paper also compares different prefixes in the same degree,distinguishes the typical conceptualization process and semantic emphasis of each prefix,and obtains the theoretical basis.The main findings:1.The paper expands the research angle of the origin of English degree prefixes.Multifarious English prefixes were borrowed and evolved from Latin and Greek.Various derived prefixes in modern English have contradistinction semantics and usage,and their productivity varies accordingly.2.From the perspective of domain,category and construal,the thesis makes a relatively comprehensive study of degree prefixes in the cognitive area.Each language unit features a domain to which it has a place,and each domain has multiple categories,under which are concepts and attributes.Construal is capitalized to expound the conceptual composition and usage of prefixes.Using these three dimensions to study the degree prefix is more scientific and comprehensive.3.The paper discoveries that Conceptual Blending Theory is a potent scientific theory to study the mechanism of lexical semantic generation.The semantic integration modus operandi of English degree prefixes is actually the way people descry the external world.The paper demonstrates that the contradistinction semantics derived from the modus operandi of conceptualization.The difference of semantic representation can be expounded by the figure-ground theory of construal theory.4.The paper makes the construction and construal for the semantic distribution and integration network of degree prefixes.The materialization and visualization of recondite semantic processing in mental space provide a reference for the study of semantic integration of words.By means of the modus operandi of developing and constructing semantic networks,learners may get a more thorough perceptiveness of the conflicting concepts in a degree prefix.5.In furtherance of clarify the representational characteristics of degree prefixes in contradistinct registers,this paper constructs a schema representation continuum of degree prefixes across domains and provides some references for acquisition of affixes in English.Exploring the general cognitive rules of English vocabulary can adequately improve the acquisition ability of degree vocabulary.Within the case of the over investigate comes about,the discernible aspect is the construction and construal of the semantic representation network of degree prefixes,which suggests that English vocabulary teaching can be combined with the semantic representation network.