6 The structured nature of prepositional meaning
Dirk Geeraerts · 2023
Drawing on an analysis of the Dutch preposition over, the paper discusses an alternative to the popular description of prepositional meaning as a radial network of image schemas and image schema transformations. As a nuance w.r.t. the radial network model, the paper highlights the multidimensional nature of semasiological structure. As a nuance w.r.t. the emphasis on image schemas, the paper shows how any region in the semasiological range of a multidimensionally structured word may be the source for further meaning extensions.