Granularity in the Verbalization of Events and Objects : A cross-linguistic study Hardback
by Katerina (University of Munster) Stathi
Part of the Studies in Language Companion Series series
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The study departs from the observation that in expressing ideas, some languages encode more details than others.
It investigates whether languages encode events and/or objects at a coarse-grained (e.g., put, glass) as opposed to a fine-grained (e.g., lay, wine glass) level systematically.
The level of detail is termed granularity, which is viewed as a cline from fine-grained (semantic specificity) to coarse-grained meaning (semantic generality).
Four languages are investigated: German, English, Greek, and Turkish.
The study draws on elicited data from a naming task.
The verbalization of events is based on event and object descriptions in selected semantic domains.
The results reveal significant granularity effects between languages and language types (satellite-framed vs. verb-framed). The study is relevant for scholars interested in linguistic typology, lexical and semantic typology, contrastive linguistics, event representation, psycholinguistics, and cognitive semantics.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:536 pages
- Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Co
- Publication Date:01/08/2023
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- ISBN:9789027213822
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:536 pages
- Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Co
- Publication Date:01/08/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9789027213822
