| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series,
0165-7763 ;
v. 91
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 91.
0165-7763
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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 that affect habitual presence or absence of information in motion expressions crosslinguistically as well as "pattern clashing" in translation. This fresh look at issues regarding linguistic typology, lexical and construction meaning and spatio-temporal construals in language and experience results in a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion in language.
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Motion in language. |
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Lexicology.
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Lexicology. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Filipović, Luna. Talking about motion. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007 (DLC) 2007030697 |
| ISBN |
9789027291226 (electronic book) |
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9027291225 (electronic book) |
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1282151908 |
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9781282151901 |
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9789027231017 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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902723101X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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