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Like-simile and metaphor in cooperation: from expressing similarities to expressing contrasts

open access: yesLanguage and Semiotic Studies
Cognitive-oriented work on simile has developed out of attempts to pinpoint features distinguishing simile and metaphor. This development has had such consequences as 1) focusing on simile as an analogy-based process and 2) giving very little attention ...
Reda Ghsoon
doaj   +1 more source

Lexical representation within the lexical constructional model: an analysis of verbs of happiness and happening

open access: yes, 2008
This paper will look at how lexical templates can be designed for the representation of the lexico-semantic, syntactic and pragmatic properties of the English verbs of happiness and happening within the Lexical Constructional Model (Mairal Usón & Ruiz de Mendoza 2006; Ruiz de Mendoza & Mairal Usón 2007, 2008).
Jiménez Briones, Rocío   +1 more
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INTEGRATING CULTURE, SONG LYRICS AND TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSLATIONCLASS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Translation class which is dominated by writing activity can be dull and boring for university students if it is not well organized. Some teaching techniques are introduced to minimize the dullness of lecture.
Wuryaningrum, Rica S.
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How conceptual structure impinges on constructional behavior. The case of give verbs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article aims to cast light on the constructional behavior of nine of Levin's (1993) give verbs, i.e. feed, lease, lend, loan, pay, peddle, rent, sell, and trade, in the ditransitive and dative constructions.
Rosca, Andreea
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Exploiting Deep Semantics and Compositionality of Natural Language for Human-Robot-Interaction

open access: yes, 2016
We develop a natural language interface for human robot interaction that implements reasoning about deep semantics in natural language. To realize the required deep analysis, we employ methods from cognitive linguistics, namely the modular and ...
Eppe, Manfred   +2 more
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Grammatical relations, agreement, and genetic stability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Languages vary in whether or not primary grammatical relations (PGRs) are sensitive to information from clause-level case or phrase structures. This variation correlates with a difference between verb agreement systems based on feature unification and ...
Bickel, Balthasar
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Accounting for Causal Constructions within the Framework of the Lexical Constructional Model

open access: yes, 2014
This article sets out to examine causal constructions by focusing on a particular verbal class, namely, entity-specific change-of-state verbs. The most important step consisted in finding a theoretical framework capable of accounting for the intricate syntactic behavior of these verbs and of giving equal importance to the contribution of both lower ...
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Psych-Verbs and Lexical Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Psych-verbs have been a touch-stone to linking-theories, which assume that case selection is determined by thematic roles. Though psych-verbs share the same thematic grid (experiencer and stimulus), they show different case frames.
Klein, Katarina, Kutscher, Silvia
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