Center-Periphery Schema
Definition:
A center–periphery schema is an image schema involving:
- a physical or metaphorical core and edge
- degrees of distance from the core
Examples:
(English)
- The structure of an apple
- An individual’s perceptual sphere
- An individual’s social sphere, with family and friends at the core and others having degrees of peripherality
Source:
124–125
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.