Semantic and lexical universals : theory and empirical findings /

This set of papers represents a unique collection; it is the first attempt ever to empirically test a hypothetical set of semantic and lexical universals across a number of genetically and typologically diverse languages. In fact the word 'collection' is not fully appropriate in this case,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Goddard, Cliff, Wierzbicka, Anna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1994.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 25.
Subjects:
Semantics.
Linguistic universals.
Semantics
Sémantique.
Universaux (Linguistique)
semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Semantics.
Linguistic universals
Sprachliche Universalien
Aufsatzsammlung
Lexikologie
Taaluniversalia.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • SEMANTIC AND LEXICAL UNIVERSALS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Opening Statement; Part 1: General; Semantic Theory and Semantic Universals; Introducing Lexical Primitives; Part 2: Individual Language Studies; Ewe; The Exponents of Semantic Primitives in Mangap-Mbula; Mandarin Semantic Primitives; Thai; Acehnese; Kayardild; Lexical Primitives in Yankunytjatjara; Preliminary Observations on Lexical and Semantic Primitives in the Misumalpan Languages of Nicaragua; Mparntwe Arrernte and the Search for Lexical Universals; Longgu; Samoan.

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