Conceptual Structure in Lexical Items: The Lexicalisation of Communication Concepts in English, German and Dutch

by Kristel Proost

This volume deals with the occurrence of lexical gaps in the domain of linguistic action verbs. Though these constitute a considerable proportion of the verb inventory of many languages, not all concepts of verbal communication may be expressed by lexical items in any particular one of them. Introducing a conceptual system which allows gaps to be searched for systematically, this study shows which concepts of verbal communication are and which are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027254125
• ISBN13: 9789027254122
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 304 Pages