Digital Humanities

Frame Semantics: A linguistic theory that studies how words and phrases evoke mental structures, or "frames," that help individuals understand and interpret language by relating it to their experiences.

Cognitive Semantics: An approach to understanding the relationship between language and thought, focusing on how language reflects mental structures and processes.

Frame: A conceptual structure that organizes knowledge and experiences, helping to predict linguistic arguments and understand the meaning of words in context.

Frame Elements: The roles or participants associated with a particular frame, such as the agent, patient, or instrument in an action.

Lexical Units (LUs): Words or phrases that evoke specific frames, contributing to the understanding of meaning within a particular context.

Fillmorean Case Roles: Semantic roles associated with frame elements, developed by Charles Fillmore, including roles like agent, patient, and instrument.

FrameNet: A computational lexicography project that documents the relationships between lexical units and their associated frames, providing a resource for understanding frame semantics.

Apply _heat Frame: A specific example of a frame that involves a scenario where heat is applied to food, involving roles like cook, food, and heating instrument.

Frame-to-Frame Relations: Relationships between different frames that help organize knowledge within an ontology, such as inheritance or causality.

Inheritance in Frames: A relationship where one frame inherits properties from a more general frame, allowing for the extension and adaptation of frames to new contexts.

Construction Grammar: A theory that views language as a collection of constructions, or form-meaning pairings, which range from simple words to complex syntactic structures.

Syntactic Constructions: Pairings of surface structure (syntax) and function (meaning) that are used to create sentences in a language.

Semantic Constructions: Constructions that encode both grammatical and semantic information, capturing regularities in meaning beyond syntax.

Constructional Polysemy: The phenomenon where a single construction can have multiple related meanings or functions, allowing for flexibility in language use.

Constructional Networks: Networks of interconnected constructions that capture the relationships between different linguistic patterns, including inheritance and constructional schemas.

Frame Evocation: The process by which a lexical unit activates a specific frame in the mind of the listener or reader.

Semantic Fields: Groups of words related in meaning, often organized around a central concept or frame.

Contextual Frame: A frame that is activated in a specific context, influencing the interpretation of language within that setting.

Pragmatics: The study of how context influences the interpretation of language, often interacting with frame semantics to determine meaning.

Conceptual Metaphor: A cognitive structure where one idea or conceptual domain is understood in terms of another, often involving the activation of specific frames.

Embodiment in Semantics: The idea that understanding language involves relating it to bodily experiences, which are often structured by frames.

Narrative Frames: Frames that organize the elements of a story or discourse, helping to structure the sequence of events and the roles of participants.

Script: A type of frame that represents a sequence of events or actions typically associated with a particular context, such as "going to a restaurant."

Prototype Theory: The idea that some members of a category are more central or typical than others, often influencing the structure of frames.

Cultural Frames: Frames that are shaped by cultural experiences and norms, influencing how language is used and interpreted within a community.

Frame Shifting: The process of moving from one frame to another in the course of understanding or producing language, often to achieve a different perspective or meaning.

Frame Activation: The mental process by which a particular frame is triggered by a word, phrase, or context.

Polysemy: The phenomenon where a single word or phrase has multiple meanings, often related to different frames.

Metonymy: A figure of speech where a concept is referred to by something closely associated with it, often involving a shift in frames.

Frame-Based Translation: An approach to translation that considers the frames evoked by the source language and seeks to evoke equivalent frames in the target language.

Semantic Roles: The functions that participants in a sentence have in relation to the main action or state described by the verb, such as agent, patient, or instrument.

Role Frames: Frames that focus on the relationships between participants in an action or event, organizing the roles they play.

Discourse Frames: Frames that organize larger units of language, such as conversations or texts, influencing how the content is structured and understood.

Frame Matching: The process of identifying and aligning frames across different languages or contexts to achieve coherence and understanding.

Frame Analysis: A method of analyzing language by identifying the frames that structure meaning and exploring their relationships.

Frame Mapping: The process of relating frames from different languages or contexts, often used in translation studies and cross-cultural communication.

Constructional Approach to Semantics: An approach that integrates frame semantics with the study of constructions, emphasizing the pairing of form and meaning.

Cognitive Frames: Mental structures that shape how we perceive, interpret, and respond to the world, often influencing language use.

Frame-Based Reasoning: A type of reasoning that relies on the activation of relevant frames to make inferences and understand new information.

Frame Integration: The combination of multiple frames to create a more comprehensive understanding of a complex concept or situation.

Lexical Frame: The specific frame or set of frames associated with a particular word or phrase.

Frame Structure: The internal organization of a frame, including its core elements, relationships, and possible variations.

Frame Annotation: The process of labeling text with information about the frames it evokes, often used in linguistic research and natural language processing.

Semantic Memory: The aspect of memory that stores knowledge about the meanings of words and concepts, often organized by frames.

Frame-Building: The process of constructing new frames or adapting existing ones to accommodate new information or contexts.

Interdisciplinary Frame Analysis: The application of frame semantics to different fields, such as sociology, psychology, and digital humanities, to analyze how language shapes understanding.

Frame-Based Ontologies: Ontologies that are structured around frames, organizing knowledge in a way that reflects the cognitive structures underlying language.

Frame Semantics in Digital Humanities: The application of frame semantics to the analysis and interpretation of digital texts and data, often involving the use of computational tools.

Frame Semantics and Natural Language Processing: The use of frame semantics in developing algorithms and systems for understanding and generating human language.

Ethical Considerations in Frame Analysis: The examination of how frames can influence perception and decision-making, raising ethical questions about their use in communication, media, and technology.