Framepohjaisuus

Framepohjaisuus, often translated as frame semantics or frame-based semantics, is a linguistic theory that views word meaning in terms of conceptual structures called frames. A frame is a schematic representation of a situation, event, or object that evokes a set of related concepts and their interrelations. For example, the frame for "buying" would include participants such as a buyer and a seller, an item being bought, and a price.

The theory posits that understanding a word involves accessing and activating the relevant frame. The meaning of a word is not isolated but is understood in relation to the entire frame. This means that words are inherently linked to a network of other concepts and can evoke a rich understanding of a situation. Frame semantics emphasizes the role of context and background knowledge in interpreting meaning.

This approach has been applied in various fields, including computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. In natural language processing, frame semantics can be used to improve the understanding of text, enabling machines to grasp the deeper meaning of sentences and documents. It provides a framework for representing knowledge and for developing more sophisticated language understanding systems. The theory was pioneered by Charles Fillmore.