Essays about: "lexical semantic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the words lexical semantic.

1. 1. Affective language processing. Modulations of event-related potentials amplitude by induced mood in a valence judgment task

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Ekaterina Kopaeva; [2023]
   Keywords : affective processing; emotion; ERP; lexico-semantic processing; mood; valence; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Emotional vocabulary enjoys a processing advantage, with the emotional salience of a word detected at 200 ms post-presentation or earlier, signalling selective attention to its affective properties. An individual’s affective state also impacts attention and, by extension, affects processing. READ MORE

3. 2. 'In the moment' : A cross-linguistic exploration of the lexical concept [MOMENT]

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Arthur Mannheimer; [2023]
   Keywords : moment; lexical typology; lexical concept; cognitive model; semantic shift; now;

   Abstract : Lexical typological studies examine how various languages express similar concepts. Previous research has discussed how the concept of moment is encoded lexically in English, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Egyptian. However, there are no cross-linguistic studies to date that collect data on the lexical expressions associated with the concept of moment. READ MORE

4. 3. The Integration of Chinese Internet Neologisms into Everyday Language: An Empirical Study Using Baidu Index and Online Surveys

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Weicheng Li; [2023]
   Keywords : Internet neologisms; language integration; search trends; familiarity; patterns; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The emergence of the Internet language has profoundly impacted everyday communication in China. This study examines the integration of Chinese Internet neologisms into everyday language. READ MORE

5. 4. Change in the Meaning of the Word Cool : A study comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Sandra Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Lexical semantics; meaning; synonyms; semantic widening; metaphor; metonymy;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study change in the meaning of the word cool, comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s. Examples where the word cool was used were obtained from the Corpus of Historical American English, which is created by Mark Davies, and analyzed in terms of in which senses and text types they were used. READ MORE

6. 5. Adjectives expressing sadness in Swedish and English : A contrastive lexical analysis

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Sandra Magni; [2023]
   Keywords : sadness; lexical typology; predicative; attributive; experiencer; stimulus; edsenhet; lexikal typologi; predikativ; attributiv; upplevare; stimulus;

   Abstract : This study examines how Swedish and English adjectives relating to the semantic domain of SADNESS are used and what some of their semantic and syntactic characteristics are. The primary objectives of this study are to determine whether the adjectives in question are used more often attributively or predicatively, whether they are used more frequently along with the semantic role of stimulus or experiencer and whether there are any syntactic, semantic or lexical disparities in how Swedish and English encode the domain of SADNESS. READ MORE