Essays about: "semantic bleaching"

Found 2 essays containing the words semantic bleaching.

  1. 1. Word Frequency as a Predictor of Word Intensity

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Rebeca Padilla López; [2017]
    Keywords : word frequency; intensity; sentiment analysis;

    Abstract : In this thesis we explore the intensity of adjectives and how it can be predicted by different word features. We investigate how to accurately determine intensity between synonymous adjectives. For this, we look at features such as word frequency, number of senses and syllable length. READ MORE

  3. 2. Expressive Particles in Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek and Kurdish

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Anu Vastenius; [2011]
    Keywords : be; bre; Bulgarian; expressive particles; grammaticalization; Greek; Kurdish; semantic bleaching; Serbian; vre; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : A common feature in the Balkan Sprachbund is the use of expressive particles, such as bre, be, vre, re, more, mori and ma in colloquial speech. In some sources the origin of the particles has been claimed to be the Greek moros, 'moron'. READ MORE