Towards Language Universals through Lexical Semantics: Introduction to Lexical and Semantic Typology

2023/2024

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

School of Linguistics

Course type:

Elective course

When:

3 year, 4 module

Instructor

Makarchuk, Ilya

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is designed for students of linguistic programs (BA, MA, PhD), as well as for teachers and researchers in the named field. The course contains the overview of different approaches to the semantic description of lexical items and lexical systems in different languages and discusses the methodology of Moscow Lexical Typology Group (lecture 1). This methodology (“frame approach”) is illustrated with the data of the following domains: aquamotion verbs (lecture 2), verbs of falling (lecture 3), adjectives denoting oldness (lecture 4) and pain metaphors (lecture 5 and 6). The results of the analyses are visualized with specially constructed lexical semantic maps.