Cycle Schema
Definition:
A cycle schema is an image schema which involves repetitious events and event series.
Its structure includes the following:
- A starting point
- A progression through successive events without backtracking
- A return to the initial state
The schema often has superimposed on it a structure that builds toward a climax and then goes through a release or decline.
Examples:
(English)
- Days
- Weeks
- Years
- Sleeping and waking
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Emotional buildup and release
Source:
119–121
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.