Ontological Metaphor
An ontological metaphor conceptualizes abstract ideas as entities or substances. It allows…
Immediate Constituent
Immediate constituents are the smallest meaningful units that combine to form larger…
Illocutionary Force: Understanding the Speaker’s Intent
Illocutionary force refers to the speaker's intention in uttering a statement, such…
Elementary Illocutionary Act
The elementary illocutionary act is the fundamental unit of meaning in speech…
Discourse Schema
Discourse schema theory explains how readers construct mental representations of text meaning.…
Directive Illocutionary Point
The directive illocutionary point refers to speech acts intended to get the…
Copula in Statistics and Probability
A copula is a function that links multivariate probability distributions to their…
Conceptual Extendedness
Conceptual extendedness explores how our cognitive concepts are not confined to the…
Commissive Illocutionary Point
Commissive illocutionary point refers to speech acts where the speaker commits themselves…