Cognitive Approaches to Specialist Languages

Cluster Equivalence, General Language, Language for Specific Purposes

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car thing

bicycle

(motor) scooter

chopper

motorboat

LOWER HYPONYMIC CLUSTERS

brand

molotovs

METONYMIC/MERONYMIC CLUSTER

engine [LSP]

motor [LSP]

machine

power

source

motion

ignition

METONYMIC CLUSTERS (ACTION)

drive

driving force

biking

ride

riding

main drive

spreading

METONYMIC CLUSTERS (REIFICATION/PERSONIFICATION)

starter up

top rocker

racer

competition racer

METONYMIC CLUSTERS (PERSONIFICATION)

driver

primary drivers

METONYMIC (PART-OF-THE WHOLE) CLUSTER

wheels

sidecar

side

HYPERONYMIC CLUSTERS
thing
CONTRASTIVE CLUSTERS
car (thing)
METAPHORIC/METONYMIC CLUSTERS (Source Domain mapping)
PHYSICALSOURCE DOMAINS MAPPED ON VEHICLES (TARGET
DOMAIN)
hog [SD MAPPING on shape, sound]