A Study on Cognitive Learning of Meaning through Frame Semantics

OH JU YOUNG

doi:10.21049/ccs.2010.19..295

Cross-Cultural Studies

2010, 19(), pp.295-312
DOI : 10.21049/ccs.2010.19..295
Publisher : Center for Cross Culture Studies
Research Area : Literature

OH JU YOUNG ¹

¹경성대학교

ABSTRACT

The concept of frame in semantics has implications for our understanding of such problematic terms as 「meaning」 and 「concept」. It is conventional to say that a particular word corresponds to a particular 「concept」 and to assume that concepts are essentially identical across speakers. In contrast, the notion of frame accepts that the frame for a particular word can vary across speakers as a function of their particular life experience. To say, instead of thinking in terms of words as expressing 「concepts」, we should think of them as tools, like frames, that cause listeners to activate certain areas of their knowledge base, with different areas activated to different degrees in different contexts of use. This notion is Fillmore's most crucial contribution to current cognitive linguistic theories, and his frame semantics is built on such a notion. This paper discusses the basic assumptions and goals of frame semantics, and examines the notion of frame and illustrates various framing words of English and Korean under such a notion. (Kyungsung University)
KEYWORDS

cognitive linguistics, concept, frame, frame semantics, knowledge base
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