Essays about: "linguistic typology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words linguistic typology.

  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. "For the fifty-eleventh time" : Examining cross-linguistic properties of hyperbolic numerals and quasi-numeral expressions through parallel text extraction

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Amanda Kann; [2022]
    Keywords : hyperbole; hyperbolic quantification; numeral typology; parallel texts; quasi-numerals; hyperbol; hyperbolisk kvantifiering; kvasinumeriska uttryck; parallelltexter; räkneordstypologi;

    Abstract : In some languages, vague and exaggerated quantities can be represented using certain conventionalised numeral expressions with cross-linguistically varying values, such as Danish hundredesytten "117". Hyperbolic quantities can also be expressed using other quantifier expressions (such as English zillion) which, while they do not denote a specific numerical value, have both structural and functional similarities with exact numerals. 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. The cross-linguistic semantics of intentionality : Causation event descriptions of native Castilian Spanish and British English speakers

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Rickard Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Semantic typology; causation events; intentionality; Spanish speakers; English speakers; Semantisk typologi; orsakshändelser; avsiktlighet; spansktalare; engelsktalare;

    Abstract : This semantic typology study investigates the intentionality of causation event descriptions of ten native British English speakers (NBES) and ten native Castilian Spanish speakers (NCSS). Through a methodology that implements a picture story as non-verbal stimuli and verbal event descriptions, statistical data are gathered on the form and function of the participants’ descriptions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Goal and source in South American languages

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Emilia Roosvall; [2020]
    Keywords : goal; source; South American languages; motion events; linguistic typology;

    Abstract : This study primarily investigates the expression of two local roles, goal and source, in South American languages. Local roles describe the direction of movement or locatedness in relation to a physical object, a ground, in a motion event. READ MORE