Lexical pragmatic study of narrowing in children’s interpretation : relevance theoretic approach
Joint Authors
al-Shammari, Sadiq Mahdi Kazim
Aziz, Khamail Ali Wahib
Source
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2022), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Education for Human Sciences
Publication Date
2022-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Abstract EN
This contribution studies lexical narrowing in children’s interpretation of modified words where by the communicate meaning vary from their linguistically encoded meaning.
According to Wilson and Kolaiti (2017), adults and children can understand the meaning of new and unfamiliar words in contexts.
The study, then, aims to identify the role of lexical narrowing in children’s interpretation of linguistic phenomena as lexical cloning, polysemy, auto-hyponymy and narrowing the adjective in adjective-noun combination which present a challenge to lexical semantics.
The study employs relevance theoretic approach to lexical narrowing to account for children’s interpretation of certain extracts taken from selected English children’s short stories.
Based on the data of analysis, it is found that lexical narrowing plays a significant role in the interpretation of these phenomena relying on certain contextual elements that guide children’s interpretation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aziz, Khamail Ali Wahib& al-Shammari, Sadiq Mahdi Kazim. 2022. Lexical pragmatic study of narrowing in children’s interpretation : relevance theoretic approach. Journal of Human Sciences،Vol. 13, no. 4, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1493262
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aziz, Khamail Ali Wahib& al-Shammari, Sadiq Mahdi Kazim. Lexical pragmatic study of narrowing in children’s interpretation : relevance theoretic approach. Journal of Human Sciences Vol. 13, no. 4 (Dec. 2022), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1493262
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aziz, Khamail Ali Wahib& al-Shammari, Sadiq Mahdi Kazim. Lexical pragmatic study of narrowing in children’s interpretation : relevance theoretic approach. Journal of Human Sciences. 2022. Vol. 13, no. 4, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1493262
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 11-13
Record ID
BIM-1493262