Towards language universals through lexical semantics: introduction to lexical and semantic typology
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Towards language universals through lexical semantics: introduction to lexical and semantic typology
National Research University Higher School of Economics
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The aim of the course is to obtain the idea of the lexicon as a complex system and to get the methodology of the typological approach to the lexicon cross-linguistically, as well as to learn about the general mechanisms of semantic shift and their typological relevance.
By the end of the course the students should know the basic principles of lexical organization, the main parameters of semantic variations in lexicon, and be able to apply the basic methods of the analysis of lexical meaning to different lexical domains.
The course is designed for students of linguistic programs (BA, MA, PhD), as well as for teachers and researchers in the named field.
The course contains the overview of different approaches to the semantic description of lexical items and lexical systems in different languages and discusses the methodology of Moscow Lexical Typology Group (lecture 1). This methodology (“frame approach”) is illustrated with the data of the following domains: aquamotion verbs (lecture 2), verbs of falling (lecture 3), adjectives denoting oldness (lecture 4) and pain metaphors (lecture 5 and 6). The results of the analyses are visualized with specially constructed lexical semantic maps.
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
1
Sección
What is special about lexical typology: methodological issues
This lecture is the introduction to the whole course. It describes different approaches to the semantic typology of lexicon and presents research methodology of the Moscow Lexical Typology Group.
5 videos (Total: 51 min), 1 quiz
5 videos
Groups and names10m
MLEXT Methodology9m
Linguistic resources for lexical typology11m
Theoretical background11m
2
Sección
Does the octopus swim? AQUA-motion in cross-linguistic perspective
The lecture considers the project on AQUA-motion verbs in more than 50 languages and describes the possible strategies of colexification of basic situations denoting being in water and motion in water.
7 videos (Total: 54 min), 1 quiz
7 videos
Semantic maps: Strategies of colexification-16m
Strategies of colexification-2: Additional oppositions9m
Strategies of colexification-37m
Meaning shifts-17m
Meaning shifts-28m
Lack of standard metaphors6m
3
Sección
Jack and Jill fell down the hill: Typological approach to verbs of falling
The lecture describes the results of our research on the typology of verbs of falling, including types of falling and falling metaphors. In addition, it focuses on special cases and several other semantic fields closely related to falling.
5 videos (Total: 59 min), 1 quiz
5 videos
Falling: Semantic space14m
Oppositions between the main frames16m
Related semantic fields7m
Metaphors of falling12m
4
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How do we think about oldness?
This lecture tells about the experiment of a dictionary-based semantic analysis of quality terms describing the domain of OLD in 100 languages. Semantic systems and semantic oppositions within these systems are revealed and it is argued that the linguistic behavior of quality terms is semantically motivated.
4 videos (Total: 46 min), 1 quiz
4 videos
Introduction11m
Semantics of ‘OLD’15m
Typological results: How do languages structure the domain of ‘OLD’?8m
Additional oppositions11m
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por GG•Apr 14th 2018
I found this class to be very informative and I learned a lot in a short period of time.
Instructor
Ekaterina Rakhilina
ProfessorSchool of Linguistics
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