A corpus-based study of maximizer–adjective patterns in Croatian

IF 1.7 2区 文学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Ivan Lacić
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Abstract

Maximizers represent a subclass of degree modifiers that convey the highest degree to which a property can be carried out. This paper studies five Croatian near-synonymous maximizers (all meaning “completely, totally”), viz. posve, potpuno, sasvim, skroz, and totalno, as a part of <maximizer + adjective> construction. It is assumed here that analysed pairings act as (semi)-prefabricated units with maximizers that impose particular modes of construal. To analyse the subtle semantic differences of examined maximizers, we shall turn to the distributional hypothesis and examine contexts in which maximizers occur. Using a combination of analytical statistics (collostructional analysis) and multifactorial methods (hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis and correspondence analysis), we aim to examine similarities (proximities) and differences (distances) between analysed constructions in order to understand intricate relationships among maximizers, fostering valuable insights into their semantics. The findings of this study provide insight into the interplay of the Croatian maximizers and adjectives.

基于语料库的克罗地亚语最大化形容词模式研究
最大化器表示程度修饰符的子类,它表示属性可以执行到的最高程度。本文研究了五个克罗地亚语近同义的maximizers(意思都是“完全,完全”),即positive, potpuno, sasvim, skroz和totalno,作为<maximizer +形容词>建设。这里假设分析的配对作为(半)预制单元,具有施加特定解释模式的最大化器。为了分析所检查的最大化者的微妙语义差异,我们将转向分布假设并检查最大化者发生的上下文。结合分析统计(结构分析)和多因子方法(层次凝聚聚类分析和对应分析),我们的目标是检查分析结构之间的相似性(接近度)和差异(距离),以了解最大化者之间的复杂关系,培养对其语义的有价值的见解。这项研究的发现为克罗地亚最大化者和形容词的相互作用提供了见解。
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Language Sciences
Language Sciences Multiple-
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期刊介绍: Language Sciences is a forum for debate, conducted so as to be of interest to the widest possible audience, on conceptual and theoretical issues in the various branches of general linguistics. The journal is also concerned with bringing to linguists attention current thinking about language within disciplines other than linguistics itself; relevant contributions from anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists and sociologists, among others, will be warmly received. In addition, the Editor is particularly keen to encourage the submission of essays on topics in the history and philosophy of language studies, and review articles discussing the import of significant recent works on language and linguistics.
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