Semantic Maps

Georgakopoulos, T.; van der Auwera, J.; Temürcü, CEYHAN

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-95504-1.01440-x

Semantic Maps

Georgakopoulos T., van der Auwera J., Temürcü C.

International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Third Edition: 14 Volume Set, Elsevier, 2026

Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
Basım Tarihi: 2026
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95504-1.01440-x
Yayınevi: Elsevier
Anahtar Kelimeler: Coexpression, Contiguity, Graph, Homonymy, Multidimensional scaling, Polysemy, Semantic similarity
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A semantic map is a technique designed to represent sound–meaning correspondences, connecting language-specific formal categories (markers) to semantic categories (uses). This method, widely employed by typologists, rests on the principle that multiple uses of a marker are systematically and universally related. Semantic maps come in two types: classical semantic maps, which are graph structures consisting of nodes (representing uses) and edges (connecting lines), and proximity maps where uses are depicted as points, with the spatial distance between points reflecting their degree of (dis)similarity. These maps can incorporate any type of meaning, including grammatical, lexical, or constructional meanings.