With his theory of Frame Semantics, Charles J. Fillmore provided an utterly innovative way of approaching word meaning and conceptualization. FrameNet, the project developed in line of the new insights, gives out information on words that is often said to exceed that provided by traditional dictionaries. This term paper seeks to scrutinize this assumption by illustrating the working process by which entries for FrameNet are generated, using the example of the synonyms befuddle and bamboozle. Furthermore, it sets out to define the frames to which both Lexical Units belong. For this purpose, chapter 1 provides a theoretical introduc
and the design of FrameNet. Moreover, it contrasts FrameNet with other approaches to meaning. A corpus analysis for befuddle and bamboozle will be conducted typical use and the data will be analyzed in chapter 2. Chapter 3 presents befuddle and bamboozle in comparison and contrast. Finally, the frames that both lexical units have in common will be defined in chapter 4. The process is mainly based on the step-by-step description provided by Fillmore Lexicon. The Semantics of Risk & Atkins, 1992).
Table of Contents
0 Introduction
1 Theoretical Framework
1.1 Frame Semantics
1.2 FrameNet and Other Approaches
2 Corpus Analysis for Befuddle and Bamboozle
2.1 Analysis of the Data
2.1.1 Analysis of the Data for Befuddle
2.1.2 Analysis of the Data for Bamboozle
3 Befuddle and Bamboozle in Contrast
4 The Frames
4.1 The Stirring_Confusion Frame
4.2 The Tricking frame
5 Conclusion
List of References
Appendix: Tables of Tokens, KWIC-Lines
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