Theoretical Problems in Lexical Field Analysis

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Literature - Comparative Literature grade: 10 University of Dusseldorf Heinrich Heine (Department for English Language and Linguistics) course: Contrastive Grammar language: English abstract: While it has often been criticized the notion of the lexical field can constitute a powerful tool in both intralingual and interlingual analysis. This paper provides a broad overview of topics which are relevant in the discussion of lexical field analysis. Afterwards these topics will be brought into context by presenting a selection of outstanding approaches to field theory. Finally the German word field tradition will briefly be compared to the parallel development in the USA.