Question

The study of meaning based on mental representations and conceptual structures is known as:

• A. Structural semantics
• B. Lexical semantics
• C. Cognitive semantics
• D. Computational semantics

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Cognitive semantics

The study of meaning based on mental representations and conceptual structures is called Cognitive Semantics. 

Cognitive semantics is a branch of linguistics that focuses on how meaning is constructed through cognitive processes, essentially linking linguistic expressions to the conceptual structures in our minds, which are considered mental representations of concepts.