原型范畴理论对一词多义现象的解释  

An Explanation of the Polysemy in View of the Prototype Theory

作　　者：敖世翠[1] 

机构地区：[1]湖北大学外国语学院,湖北武汉430062

出　　处：《湖北大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》2006年第4期508-510,共3页Journal of Hubei University(Philosophy and Social Science)

摘　　要：本文通过对一词多义现象产生的原因和机制的分析,利用原型范畴理论的观点对一词多义现象的存在进行了解释,认为一个词的多个义项是从原型义项演变而来的,并且表现出不同程度的家族相似性,同时又表现出不同程度的原型义项身份。随着词义范畴的扩展,其边缘变得越来越模糊,并且出现与其他词义范畴的交叉。This paper mainly discusses how polysemy comes into existence,which is illustrated in view of prototype theory. Conclusions are drawn that a polysemic word constitutes a semantic category with its primary meaning as the prototype.The other members in that category are derived from it,exhibiting a family resemblance and degrees of typicality as well.With the extension of the semantic category, prototypical categories are blurred at the edges and begin to intersect another semantic category.

关 键 词：原型 原型范畴 一词多义 

分 类 号：H03[语言文字—语言学]