Interface metaphors and logical analogues: A question of terminology

Hamilton, Anne C.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-4571(2000)51:2<111::aid-asi3>3.0.co;2-x

Cited by 8 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 34 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The metonymic transfer is more typical for terminologies with predominantly abstract vocabulary. To conclude the discussion, we consider it is necessary to note that current work is focused on the study of English e-learning terminology in the semantics perspective, while the works we studied in this terminological area used exploratory study (Hamilton, 2000), mixed-method analysis, and survey (Moore et al, 2011), definitional analysis (Anohina, 2005, (Guri-Rosenblit, Gros, 2011), comparative analysis (Korucu, Alkan, 2011), (Kumar Basak et al, 2018, critical analysis, drawing on insights from critical posthumanism, science and technology studies (Bayne, 2015), explanatory research (Lake et al, 2017), case analysis and qualitative study (Alyahya, 2018) and other. Thus, for the first time, a large corpus of e-learning terms was selected from lexicographic and other sources, which were studied from the point of view of their semantics and as a result of the action of various mechanisms of meaning specialization.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Semantic shift as a way of meaning specialization: the case of English elearning terms

Ossokina¹,

Murzalina²

2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article is devoted to the study of e-learning terminology in modern English. The processes of globalization and digitalization in the field of education and the rapid development of new Internet technologies have long been a catalytic force for the formation of e-learning terminology systems. The global pandemic situation has necessitated the transition of education to an electronic environment, thus revolutionized the education system and served as an impetus that caused a sharp increase in the frequency of e-learning terms usage in mass communication and contributed to the emergence of new terms in the researched sphere. In this regard, research aimed at identifying the specifics of e-learning terminology and the features of the meaning specialization is of particular importance. As a result of contextual analysis, a large array of newly emerged e-learning terms (1600 terminological units) was analyzed. The semantic study using the definition analysis and method of semantic differentiation shows that the semantic shift as a way of meaning specialization is a productive mechanism for the formation of new e-learning terms in modern English language. The results of the research contribute to the study of English lexicology and specifically terminology. The extensive illustrative material and the main findings of the study can particularly be used in the practice of teaching English for special purposes and in the development of e-learning materials in general

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Semantic shift as a way of meaning specialization: the case of English elearning terms

Ossokina¹,

Murzalina²

2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Toward the operationalization of visual metaphor

Hiniker

Hong

Kim

et al. 2017

Asso for Info Science & Tech

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Many successful digital interfaces employ visual metaphors to convey features or data properties to users, but the characteristics that make a visual metaphor effective are not well understood. We used a theoretical conception of metaphor from cognitive linguistics to design an interactive system for viewing the citation network of the corpora of literature in the JSTOR database, a highly connected compound graph of 2 million papers linked by 8 million citations. We created 4 variants of this system, manipulating 2 distinct properties of metaphor. We conducted a between‐subjects experimental study with 80 participants to compare understanding and engagement when working with each version. We found that building on known image schemas improved response time on look‐up tasks, while contextual detail predicted increases in persistence and the number of inferences drawn from the data. Schema‐congruency combined with contextual detail produced the highest gains in comprehension. These findings provide concrete mechanisms by which designers presenting large data sets through metaphorical interfaces may improve their effectiveness and appeal with users.

show abstract

Metaphern und interaktive Systeme

Weiß

2023

Handlungsraum Media Management

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Interface metaphors and logical analogues: A question of terminology

Cited by 8 publications

References 34 publications

Semantic shift as a way of meaning specialization: the case of English elearning terms

Semantic shift as a way of meaning specialization: the case of English elearning terms

Toward the operationalization of visual metaphor

Metaphern und interaktive Systeme

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About