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Polysemie en betekenisrelaties KU Leuven
Clausal verb complementation in varieties of English KU Leuven
This article looks at the finite/non-finite complementation alternation with expect and suggest (in its suasive meaning) from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective. It investigates whether the diachronic shift from finite to non-finite complementation in British English is reflected by distributional differences in finite vs. non-finite complementation patterns in World Englishes positioned at different stages in Schneider’s Dynamic Model ...
Reality check voor de kwantitatieve Nederlandse taalkunde: laveren tussen de Scylla van het conservatisme en de Charybdis van de zelfgenoegzaamheid KU Leuven
In this article, we assess the merits of Digital Humanities, and argue that this approach has advanced the field of Dutch linguistics considerably, but at the same time holds some dangers and misconceptions, like (i) the assumption that the new-fangled studies clash with older, more traditional research, (ii) a conceited but unwarranted disdain for current-day non-quantitative work, (iii) the idea that the early adoption of quantitative methods ...
Maps, meanings and loanwords. The interaction of geography and semantics in lexical borrowing KU Leuven
The use of loanwords is generally attributed to a social feature, like social prestige, and to semantic features, like the need to fill a lexical gap. However, few studies take into account variation in the use of loanwords within a speech community, and directly compare the frequency of loanwords from more than one source language. This paper contributes to research on lexical borrowing by comparing the distribution of loanwords from three ...
The Image of the Monolingual Dictionary Across Europe. Results of the European Survey of Dictionary use and Culture KU Leuven
© 2018 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. The article presents the results of a survey on dictionary use in Europe, focusing on general monolingual dictionaries. The survey is the broadest survey of dictionary use to date, covering close to 10,000 dictionary users (and non-users) in nearly thirty countries. Our survey covers varied user groups, going beyond the students and translators who have tended to dominate such studies thus ...
Concept characteristics and variation in lexical diversity in two Dutch dialect areas KU Leuven
Lexical diversity, the amount of lexical variation shown by a particular concept, varies between concepts. For the concept drunk, for instance, nearly 3000 English expressions exist, including blitzed, intoxicated, and hammered. For the concept sober, however, a significantly smaller number of lexical items is available, like sober or abstinent. While earlier variation studies have revealed that meaning-related concept characteristics correlate ...