LINGUO ASSOSIATIVE UNITS AND THE THEORY OF "FIELD" IN LINGUISTICS.
Keywords:
Linguo-associative units, semantic field theory, lexical semantics, mental lexicon, cognitive linguistics, word association, paradigmatic relations, syntagmatic relations, vocabulary acquisition, semantic networks, language teaching, cultural semantics, language processing, conceptual categorization, lexicography, natural language understanding, thematic grouping, language structure, cross-linguistic analysis, semantic development.Abstract
This research explores the interaction between linguo-associative units and the semantic "Field" theory in linguistics. The study investigates how language users mentally group words through association and how these associations align with structured semantic fields. Using examples from English and cross-linguistic comparisons, the paper emphasizes how linguo-associative mechanisms reflect the cognitive organization of knowledge. The analysis highlights the theoretical and practical significance of these concepts in language learning, lexicography, and computational linguistics. The study adopts a qualitative and descriptive approach to draw connections between linguistic structures and mental conceptualization.
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