Conceptual Contrasts : A Comparative Semantic Study of Dimensional Adjectives in Japanese and Swedish

The present study explores the concepts behind Japanese and Swedish dimensional adjectives. The focus is on examining which similarities and differences in the conceptualisation across the two languages exist, if any at all. In order to see how concepts underlying dimensional adjectives are represen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shimotori, Misuzu
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier 2013
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-70217
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