Key points are not available for this paper at this time.
Abstract This paper proposes an explanatory model for the lexical representation of the native speakers’ lexical knowledge of English prepositions. Lexical knowledge of prepositions as relational predicates includes argument structure (trajector-landmark) as in Cognitive Grammar , situation types (position vs state) as in Functional Grammar , lexical hierarchies (spatial subdomains) based on semantic primitives, as in Natural Semantic Metalanguage , and embodied perceptual parameters configured in four dimensions, namely, geometry, topology, force-dynamics and function (from Cognitive Linguistics ). This model is illustrated here by expounding three lexical templates compatible with constructional templates in the Lexical Constructional Model , representing the semantic decomposition of English prepositions at , on and in .
Ignasi Navarro Ferrando (2024) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: