scholarly journals A Reflection of Thai Culture in Thai Plant Names

MANUSYA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-97
Author(s):  
Unchalee Singnoi
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Plant Taxonomy ◽  
Folk Taxonomy ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
Thai Language ◽  
Plant Names ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
Cognition And Culture ◽  
Printed Materials ◽  
Thai Culture

The present study focuses on the plant naming system in the Thai language based on 1) Brent Berlin’s general principles of categorization of plants and animals in traditional societies (Berlin, 1974, 1992) which suggest that it is worthwhile to think about a plant taxonomy system on the basis of plant names since the names provide the valid key to folk taxonomy and 2) Lakoff’s central guiding principles of cognitive linguistics (Lakoff and Johnson, 2003 and Lakoff 1987). Data on plant names collected from printed materials are selectively analyzed. The study examines the linguistic structure, folk taxonomy and conceptualization of plant terms in the Thai language. It is found that there exists in the Thai language a complex and practical plant naming system establishing a relationship between language, cognition and culture.

scholarly journals Historical Formation of the Kyrgyz Phythonymy

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 600-604
Keyword(s):  
Human Society ◽  
Language Family ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
Plant Names

In the article, the author analyzes the opinions of famous scientists regarding the names of the plant world and studies in detail the meaning of specific phytonyms in the Kyrgyz language. At the same time, the scientific-anthological, historical significance of the names of the plant world in the development of the linguistic structure as such is considered. Consequently, the names of the plant world clearly reflect the interaction of human society with nature in general. As we know, the Kyrgyz language, in turn, being a part of the Turkic language family, is one of the most ancient languages among them. This circumstance by itself is a favorable soil for the appearance of similarities between the names of the flora of a given territory. However, these similarities are found in lexical and affixal composition, and at the same time, many plant names are transparent in terms of their etymology.

A view from cognitive linguistics

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald W. Langacker
Keyword(s):  
Visual Perception ◽  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Conceptual Structure ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Conceptual Content ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
Central Tenet ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
General Architecture

Barsalou's contribution converges with basic ideas and empirical findings of cognitive linguistics. They posit the same general architecture. The perceptual grounding of conceptual structure is a central tenet of cognitive linguistics. Our capacity to construe the same situation in alternate ways is fundamental to cognitive semantics, and numerous parallels are discernible between conceptual construal and visual perception. Grammar is meaningful, consisting of schematized patterns for the pairing of semantic and phonological structures. The meanings of grammatical elements reside primarily in the construal they impose on conceptual content. This view of linguistic structure appears to be compatible with Barsalou's proposals.

Language and Ethnobotany

2020 ◽  
pp. 731-749
Author(s):  
Karsten Legère
Keyword(s):  
Central African Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Folk Taxonomy ◽  
African Languages ◽  
Bantu Languages ◽  
Noun Classes ◽  
Plant Names ◽  
Plant Habitat

This chapter deals with ethnobotany, folk taxonomy, and African languages. In its first part people’s structuring of the plant kingdom with particular reference to life forms, and generic and specific taxa is discussed. Reference is made to relevant folk taxonomic terms and plant names in Bantu languages from East Africa, especially Tanzania, Namibia, to some extent also from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. It is interesting to note that on top of widespread taxa like TREE or PLANT habitat-related life forms were traced in various languages such as CLIMBER, VINE in Vidunda or BUSH, SHRUB in Kwangali, and THORN TREE in Ndonga, as well as other specific taxa. In this respect sub-life forms were also recorded and examples given. The second part of the chapter focuses on folk conceptualization and the system of Bantu noun classes.

scholarly journals ANALSIS DAN PERANCANGAN KAMUS BAHASA ILMIAH TUMBUHAN BERBASIS ANDROID

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-406
Author(s):  
Joni Alfian
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Scientific Language ◽  
Sequential Search ◽  
Plant Taxonomy ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Plant Names ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Scientific Name

The scientific name of living things, especially plants, is one of the things that is basically very interesting to learn and know, because the scientific name of living things provides an important role, among others with scientific names it will easily know the characteristics, relationships of relatives, and interactions of living things in the environment. Knowledge of plant classification has generally been taught to high school students and MIPA students or biology majors, but interest in learning about plant taxonomy is still low due to the source of information that is not yet widely available. Therefore, the development of learning media is needed one of them by building an android-based plant scientific language dictionary application that can be one of the alternative learning media for students and students. The algorithm applied is sequential search that performs search faster because the search process is already in order. That way the interest in learning students and students about the scientific language of plants can be encouraged by the spirit in learning by using this learning medium. Based on the research that has been done, the application of the scientific language dictionary of plants can be used by students, students and the public as a means of learning in understanding the scientific names on each plant that is equipped with the alphabetic menu a-z and plant categories and search features to make it easier for users to find plant names

scholarly journals Tähelepanu akendamine

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-109
Author(s):  
Maarja-Liisa Pilvik
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Conceptual Systems ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Linguistic Structures

Artiklis antakse ülevaade Leonard Talmy esitatud mõistest tähelepanu akendamine (windowing of attention) ja selle üldistest toimimisprintsiipidest. Ühtlasi püütakse tuua mõni näide akendamise avaldumisest eesti keele põhjal, pakkudes seeläbi võimalusi mõiste rakendamiseks ka siinses keeleuurimises. Akendamine on keeles laialt levinud nähtus, mis avaldub nii keelelises struktuuris kui ka selle aluseks olevates kontseptuaalsetes süsteemides, võimaldades kõnelejal asetada põhitähelepanu mingitele kindlatele situatsiooni osadele ning suunata seeläbi vastuvõtja tõlgendusprotsessi. Siinjuures on olulisel kohal ka tähelepanuta jäävad situatsiooni osad. Tähelepanu akendamine pakub niisiis ühe võimaliku raamistiku inimmõtlemise seletamiseks ning selle põhiprintsiipidel on märgatav ühisosa ka muude kognitiivses keeleteaduses käibivate käsitlustega. Arvestades akendamise avaldumise ulatuslikkust keeles, on see senini saanud eesti keeleteaduses ehk teenimatult vähe tähelepanu.Windowing of attention. The article gives an overview of the concept windowing of attention introduced by Leonard Talmy, and its general principles. It also provides a few examples of how windowing occurs in the linguistic structure of Estonian and how the concept may therefore be applied in research on Estonian. The windowing of attention is an extensive phenomenon in language that is evident both in linguistic structures and the underlying conceptual systems. It provides the speaker with a means to place focus on certain portions of a situation and thereby to affect the hearer’s construal of the event, whereas the remainder of the situation that is attentionally backgrounded plays an important role in the process as well. The windowing of attention, thus, serves as one possible form to explain human thinking. In addition, its basic mechanisms share common characteristics with many approaches in cognitive linguistics. Despite this, windowing has received little attention in Estonian linguistics, and could be put into use more extensively.

scholarly journals Usage-Based Linguistics

Linguistics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Diessel
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Sentence Processing ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Standard Assumption ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
Generative Linguistics ◽  
Linguistic System ◽  
General Goal

Since the beginning of modern linguistics—that is, since Ferdinand de Saussure’s Cours de Linguistique Générale—it has been a standard assumption of linguistic research that the study of the linguistic system, or “langue,” needs to be distinguished from the study of language use, or “parole.” In structuralist and generative linguistics, language, notably grammar, is seen as a self-contained system including discrete categories and combinatorial rules that are analyzed without reference to usage and development. This view of language has been challenged by the usage-based approach, in which grammar and usage are inextricably connected. In this approach, language is seen as a dynamic system of emergent symbolic units and flexible constraints that are shaped by general cognitive processes involved in language use. The usage-based approach has evolved from research in functional and cognitive linguistics combined with psycholinguistic research on sentence processing and language acquisition. The general goal of this approach is to develop a framework for the analysis of linguistic structure as it evolves from general cognitive processes such as categorization, analogy, automatization, and (joint) attention, which are not only relevant for language, but also for many other cognitive phenomena, such as vision, memory, and thought. In order to understand why linguistic structure is the way it is, usage-based linguists study language development, both in history and acquisition. On the assumption that language development is crucially influenced by the language user’s experience with particular linguistic elements, usage-based linguists have emphasized the importance of frequency of occurrence for the analysis of grammar. There is a wealth of recent results indicating that frequency has an enormous impact on the language users’ behavior in communication and information processing, and on the development of linguistic structure in acquisition and change.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF USING OF THAI AS A SECOND LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CHIANG MAI

2020 ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Makawan Poomcharean ◽  
P.Vijaya
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
First Language ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Thai Language ◽  
Chinese Descent ◽  
Thai People ◽  
Thai Culture

Thai language is the official language of Thailand. It is also the major language in Thailand. It is the first language of native Thai people and the majority of communities who historically settled in Thailand, like Thai people of Chinese descent, Indian descent, etc, who migrated to Thailand centuries ago. Thai is spoken approximately by 20 million people as the first language and around 40 million people as a second language throughout the world. Many researches are been conducted about, Thai language, Thai people, Thai culture, etc. Also, many universities and colleges in Thailand conducted researches in these areas. This article focusses on Thai language in Education. The objective of this is to study the problems in using Thai language of Chinese students taking courses in Thai Program at Chiang Mai University. Moreover, the findings will become guidelines for Thai program development for Chinese students who will take courses at Chiang Mai University in the future.

scholarly journals Metaphor as the refection of culture determined cognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 899-925
Author(s):  
Lyubov A. Kozlova
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
English Language ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Cognitive Dimension ◽  
Cultural Aspect ◽  
Short Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
Cognition And Culture ◽  
Cultural Linguistics ◽  
Culture And Language

The article belongs to the cognitive dimension of contemporary cognitive linguistics based on the idea that the processes of the world conceptualization take place in the context of a certain culture and language imparting culturally determined character to our cognition. The ethnocultural specificity of cognition has various forms of manifestation in language, the most explicit of which is metaphor because the very nature of our thinking is metaphorical and reflects the correspondence with experience which is also culture-specific. The study aims to investigate how culturally determined cognition finds its manifestation in metaphor. The main goal of the article is to point out and characterize the forms of manifestation of ethnocultural specificity of metaphor in the text. The analysis is based on a corpus of 860 metaphorical expressions obtained from 34 English-language fiction texts. The main methods of analysis are conceptual, comparative-culturological and contextual analyses. The introduction contains a short survey of theoretical works related to the interaction of language, cognition and culture and describes the way methods are applied. In the second part the author analyses the interrelations between three branches of linguistics: ethnolinguistics, linguoculturology, and cultural linguistics united on the basis of their interest in the study of language in the cultural aspect. The main body of the article presents the analysis of metaphor in the aspect of culture specific cognition which results in the identification of three forms of representing the culturally determined cognition in metaphor: 1) the degree of metaphorical density of the text and the manner of metaphorical representation from the perspective of explicitness/implicitness; 2) the specificity of conceptual spheres which serve as the source of metaphors; 3) the choice of objects of metaphorical description determined by the sociocultural conventions of a linguocultural society. By way of conclusion, the author outlines the prospects of metaphor studies in the aspect of culture specific cognition.

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