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...
Main Author: | Shimotori, Misuzu |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier
2013
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-70217 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-534-5 |
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