PERCEPTUAL PHENOMENA IN ENGLISH
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perceptual lexicon, generative semantics, cognitive linguistics, usage based models, neural activation, evidentiality, sensory hierarchy, language pedagogy.Abstrak
Perception verbs (see, hear, feel, taste, smell) anchor the relation between bodily experience and linguistic expression in English. This article surveys the scientific and theoretical bases that explain how these verbs encode sensory information, epistemic stance, and metaphorical meaning. It synthesises four major strands – generative event‑structure models, cognitive‑linguistic embodiment theories, usage‑based corpus findings, and psycholinguistic evidence on sensorimotor simulation – and shows how each illuminates different facets of perceptual language. By integrating these perspectives, the paper offers a comprehensive framework for analysing perception in English and identifies research directions in pedagogy, cross‑linguistic comparison, and multimodal natural‑language processing.
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