The semantic map of when and its typological parallels

In this paper, we explore the semantic map of the English temporal connective when and its parallels in more than 1,000 languages drawn from a parallel corpus of New Testament translations. We show that there is robust evidence for a cross-linguistic distinction between universal and existentialWHEN...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Communication
Main Authors:	Dag Haug, Nilo Pedrazzini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Subjects:	temporal connectors parallel corpora word alignment multidimensional scaling semantic maps Kriging
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1163431/full