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1. 1. '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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. The encoding of bad and evil : A cross-linguistic study using a parallel Bible corpus

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Nina Knobloch; [2021]
   Keywords : bad; evil; negative adjectives; lexical typology; semantic maps; negation; broad evil; narrow evil; dålig; ond; negativa adjektiv; lexikal typologi; semantiska kartor; negation; broad evil; narrow evil;

   Abstract : This study investigates the cross-linguistic encoding of bad and evil expressions. Using parallel data from the Bible corpus consisting of translations of the New Testament into 30 languages, probabilistic semantic maps have been created using Multi-Dimensional scaling. READ MORE

5. 4. Metaphorical uses of verbs of animal sounds in Swedish

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Vilma Couturier Kaijser; [2017]
   Keywords : metaphor; Swedish; verbs of sound; verbs of animal sound; combinatorial lexical typology; metafor; svenska; ljudverb; lexikal typologi; verb;

   Abstract : Animals often act as source domain is metaphorical shifts. In European languages, there are often several lexicalised verbs for specific sounds with a prototypical animal as subject. READ MORE