Talking about motion : a crosslinguistic investigation of lexicalization patterns /

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This is a corpus-based study of lexicalization of motion events in Serbo-Croatian and English, with contrasting examples from Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Albanian. Talmy's typology (1985) provides the backdrop for the analysis and the focus is on intratypological differences...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Filipović, Luna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 91.
Subjects:
Motion in language.
Lexicology.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb.
Mouvement dans le langage.
Verbe (Linguistique)
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb
Lexicology
Motion in language
Lexicalisatie.
Beweging (activiteit)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Talking about Motion; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; quote Hjemslev; 1. Introduction; 2. The point of departure; 3. The proposed approach and central assumptions; 4. The heart of the matter; 5. Data analysis for English; 6. Talking about motion in Serbo-Croatian; 7. Moving on; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Dictionaries; Corpora; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Index; The Studies in Language Companion Series.

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