Putting PUT to Use: Prototype and Metaphorical Extension.

Shirai, Yasuhiro

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Publication Date: 1990

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Putting PUT to Use: Prototype and Metaphorical Extension.

Shirai, Yasuhiro

Issues in Applied Linguistics, v1 n1 p78-97 Jun 1990

The relationship between prototype meanings and frequency of use is investigated with a view to establishing a foundation for the problem of "prototype acquisition." One polysemous basic verb, "put," is used in this study of native speaker discourse, and implications for both prototype theory and the acquisition of polysemy are discussed. (53 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Context Clues, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Metaphors, Native Speakers, Semantics, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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