A Study on the Polysemy of Verb-to-Noun Conversion in English: Focusing on Specialization and Metonymy (영어 [동사→명사] 전환의 다의 관계에 관한 연구: 전문화와 환유를 중심으로)

HYUN-SUK MIN (민현석)

doi:10.33638/JHS.62.8

A Study on the Polysemy of Verb-to-Noun Conversion in English: Focusing on Specialization and Metonymy

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2023, 62(), pp.185-207
DOI : 10.33638/JHS.62.8
Publisher : Institute for Human studies, Kyungnam University
Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
Received : August 30, 2023
Accepted : October 11, 2023
Published : October 31, 2023

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to examine the polysemy of verb-to-noun conversion by analyzing the aspects of the semantic extension and possible motivations in the verb-to-noun conversion process. This paper found the following implications that justify the analysis of polysemy across parts of speeches. First, verb-to-noun conversion can take place not only through the basic meaning of the verb but also through the extended meaning. Second, the aspects of meaning extension in verb-to-noun conversion could be explained through the cognitive mechanism of specialization and metonymy. Specialization, the cognitive process of narrowing the meaning of a given word, occurs not only within the base verb but also within the converted noun. In addition, through various conceptual metonymies, it was possible to identify the semantic link between the motivating and motivated unit in verb-noun pairs, which deviate from the typical verb-to-noun conversion type.

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verb-to-noun conversion, polysemy, semantic extension, specialization, metonymy

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