Abstract
<p class="TeksAbstrak">The present paper provides a cognitive linguistics (CL) framework for analyzing the semantic structure of Arabic spatial noun <em>fawqa</em> based on <em>Principled Polysemy Model </em>(PPM) of Tyler and Evans (2003). PPM approach can broaden the narrow view of classical cognitive linguists regarding the semantic variation in the concept of physical-geometry of a preposition. As a polysemous lexeme,<em> fawqa</em> used by Arabian native to express a broad range of meanings, not only spatial relation but also non-spatial relation. The substantial sense of the lexeme is investigated using a large amount of corpus data (<em>corpus.kacst.edu.sa</em>) and applying the five steps of PPM approach. Through this approach, we ascertain that every single usage of <em>fawqa </em>expressing extended senses is always in its semantic network. Our study reveals that the usages of this lexeme in many situations and many cases show non-up down spatial relation, and non-physical relation, but they essentially refer to the primary sense.</p>
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