英文摘要 |
This paper intends to analyze lexical components and semantic structure of a Japanese verb “damasu (deceive)” and synonyms for the word “damasu(deceive),” and to categorize these synonyms by applying the topological theory. First, based on Cognitive Linguistic theory, the paper extracts “prototype” that forms the core part of the semantic structure of the word “damasu (deceive)”by analyzing lexical components forming the word. Secondly, the paper spells out major synonyms for “damasu (deceive)”. Synonyms are different phonological words that have the same or very similar meanings that “damasu (deceive)” presents. Upon examining similarities and differences in meanings that these synonyms present, the paper categorizes these synonyms based on the particular usage pattern by applying the Topological Theory. |