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1. Turning Back to Again Using Parallel Texts : Structuring the Semantic Domain of Repetition and Restitution
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : This study investigates expressions akin to ‘again’, which inhabit the semantic domain of repetition and restitution, from a cross-linguistic perspective. Using massively parallel corpora as the primary source of data the aim of this study is to investigate whether the encoding of repetitive and restitutive meaning is a cross-linguistically valid difference and if there are any patterns in the language specific variation of the repetitive and restitutive domain. READ MORE
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2. Phasal Polarity in Bantu Languages : A typological study
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : This study explores a category of expressions akin to not yet, already, still and no longer, called PhasalPolarity (PhP) expressions and builds on the work of Löfgren (2018). PhP expressions encode the domainsof phasal values, polarity and speaker expectations and have previously been described in Europeanlanguages (van der Auwera: 1998) and in a small, genealogically diverse sample (van Baar: 1997). READ MORE
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3. Phasal Polarity Systems in East Bantu
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : This study explores a category of expressions akin to not yet, already, still and no longer, called Phasal Polarity (PhP) expressions. They encode the domains of phasal values, polarity and speaker expectations and have previously been described in European languages (van der Auwera 1998) and in a small, genealogically diverse sample (van Baar 1997). READ MORE
