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Aspects of lexical nomination and a theory of lexical motivation [PDF]
Južnoslovenski Filolog, 2023 The paper analyses the means of lexical enrichment from the viewpoint of a theory of lexical motivation (TLM). After introductory notes, the methodological background (basic principles of TLM) is explained (section 2). Consequently, in section 3,
Ološtiak Martin
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This is the first cross-language study to reveal nouns with invariable masculine or feminine grammatical gender assignments in nine gendered languages from different groups of one linguistic family.
Elena Dubenko
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Von der Primär- zur Sekundärmotivation. Der semantische Sprung bei Volksetymologie und Verballhornung [PDF]
Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław, 2021 The historical loss of motivation causes many compound words to become arbitrary like simple words or to become only partly motivated. This situation doesn’t please the language community. People search for a new morphological and semantic integration of
Winfried Ulrich
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The Lithuanian Origin of One of the Polish Dialectal Names of Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.)
Acta Baltico-Slavica, 2023 This article attempts to establish the etymology of the Polish dialectal name czyżma, which refers to common tansy, Tanacetum vulgare L. This name occurs in the Suwałki region. The analysis conducted shows that the Polish dial. czyżma ‘tansy’ and Polish
Jadwiga Waniakowa
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Géolinguistique, 2021 Following the publication of the first volume of the APV – Atlas des patois valdôtains (2020), this paper outlines the main elements of its editorial and scientific structure, dwelling particularly on its geolinguistic coverage in comparison to previous ...
Gianmario Raimondi
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Étude motivationnelle des désignations gallo-romanes du thym et du serpolet
Géolinguistique, 2023 In this paper, we present the motivations that emerge in the gallo-roman designations of two aromatic plants, thyme and wild thyme. The analysis and motivational mapping of the dialectal names of these two plants, derived from linguistic atlases data ...
Élodie Gallien Guedy
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Navigating Motivation: A Semantic and Subjective Atlas of 7 Motives [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Research from psychology, neurobiology and behavioral economics indicates that a binary view of motivation, based on approach and avoidance, may be too reductive and that at least seven crucial motives are likely to affect human decisions, such as "consumption/resource seeking", "care", "affiliation", "achievement", "status-power", "threat approach ...
Gabriele Chierchia +6 more
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Vilnius University Open Series, 2022 The purpose of this contribution is to separate Baltic *kalu̯ā “hill” from Baltic *kalnas “mountain” and to connect it with Indo-Aryan *kū́lva-, Iranian *karu̯a- „thin-haired“; Greek *κόλϝος “docked, hornless”; Italic *kalau̯o- & *kalau̯ā “bald (head)”,
Václav Blažek
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Motivated semantic control: Exploring the effects of extrinsic reward and self‐reference on semantic retrieval in semantic aphasia [PDF]
Journal of Neuropsychology, 2021 Recent insights show that increased motivation can benefit executive control, but this effect has not been explored in relation to semantic cognition. Patients with deficits of controlled semantic retrieval in the context of semantic aphasia (SA) after stroke may benefit from this approach since ‘semantic control’ is considered an executive process ...
Souter, Nicholas E. +5 more
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Motivated Agent with Semantic Memory
, 2023 This paper introduces a motivated agent scheme that enables an agent to create its own goals using prior knowledge about its environment. A motivated agent operates in a dynamically changing environment and is capable of setting and achieving its own goals, as well as those set by the designer.
Janusz A. Starzyk +2 more
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