Aug 2026· Revista de Estudos Interdisciplinares· 0 citations
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This paper has as its research problem the fact that although many scholars present different approaches to the concept of ambiguity in their works, among those that were found, few – if any – studies are based on more current theoretical frameworks such as those of Cognitive Linguistics; a fact we consider to be relevant, as research in this field has made significant advances. Within this context, the general objective of this study is to refine the concept of ambiguity by considering, in addition to grammatical aspects, the mental spaces theory (MST). To this end, we investigate how meaning is constructed in WhatsApp messages that contain ambiguous stickers, based on the theories of mental spaces by Fauconnier (1994 and 1997), conceptual blending by Fauconnier and Turner (2002), and frame semantics by Fillmore (1976, 1982, and 1985). The analysis, based on WhatsApp messages, explains how double meanings are constructed, highlighting the specific blending processes involved in building the ambiguous meaning of the messages.
This study investigates the meanings and uses of the word “fire” as perceived by sixth-semester undergraduate students in the Portuguese Language program at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Ministro Petrônio Portella Campus. It aims to analyze the concepts attributed to the word by the students, as well as the u...
Isael da Silva Sousa, Max Mateus Moura da Silva, Lígia Vanessa Penha Oliveira et al.· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations
: Meaning is one of the most fundamental yet complex problems in linguistic theory. The question of what a linguistic expression means has generated diverse approaches, ranging from reference and sense to use, context and cognition. Modern linguistic thought has progressively moved beyond the assumption that meaning is...
Jyothirmayi Pc· International Journal of Sci...· 0 citations
What is conceptual engineering about? In this paper, I defend the superiority of the pragmatist account of concepts over the two main contenders in the field – the representationalist account and the psychological account. I evaluate the different contenders with respect to their ability to make sense of the practice o...
Céline Henne· European Journal of Pragmati...· 0 citations
The nature of the mental lexicon remains one of the central controversies in cognitive science, bearing on
fundamental questions concerning the representation and processing of linguistic knowledge. In this article, we examine Gary
Libben’s contributions to the study of lexical representation and processing, with p...
R. D. de Almeida, Lori Buchanan· The Mental Lexicon· 0 citations
Bahasa membangun dan memfasilitasi pemikiran dan realitas sosial, namun ambiguitas semantik, kebingungan konseptual, dan manipulasi retorika semakin marak dalam wacana akademik, publik, dan pendidikan saat ini. Bahkan dengan adanya metode filosofis canggih untuk analisis makna linguistik, kesenjangan antara filsafat ba...
M. Mashuri· Jurnal Pendidikan Tambusai· 0 citations
This paper was written during the course “Introduction to Linguistic Theories and Analysis,” offered by the PPGL – Graduate Program in Linguistics at UFSCAR – Federal University of São Carlos, in February 2026. During the course, we had the opportunity to develop a paper, following the conclusion of the course, with th...
M. P. de Oliveira, Dirceu Cleber Conde· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations
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