The aim of the course is to obtain the idea of the lexicon as a complex system and to get the methodology of the typological approach to the lexicon cross-linguistically, as well as to learn about the general mechanisms of semantic shift and their typological relevance.
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Towards language universals through lexical semantics: introduction to lexical and semantic typology
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Advanced Level
Approx. 14 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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National Research University Higher School of Economics
National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE) is one of the top research universities in Russia. Established in 1992 to promote new research and teaching in economics and related disciplines, it now offers programs at all levels of university education across an extraordinary range of fields of study including business, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, political science, international relations, law, Asian studies, media and communicamathematics, engineering, and more.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
What is special about lexical typology: methodological issues
This lecture is the introduction to the whole course. It describes different approaches to the semantic typology of lexicon and presents research methodology of the Moscow Lexical Typology Group.
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 52 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
About us. General remarks7m
Groups and names10m
MLEXT Methodology9m
Linguistic resources for lexical typology11m
Theoretical background11m
2 readings
About the University10m
Rules on the academic integrity in the course10m
3 hours to complete
Does the octopus swim? AQUA-motion in cross-linguistic perspective
The lecture considers the project on AQUA-motion verbs in more than 50 languages and describes the possible strategies of colexification of basic situations denoting being in water and motion in water.
3 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 54 min)
7 videos
Semantic maps: Strategies of colexification-16m
Strategies of colexification-2: Additional oppositions9m
Strategies of colexification-37m
Meaning shifts-17m
Meaning shifts-28m
Lack of standard metaphors6m
2 hours to complete
Jack and Jill fell down the hill: Typological approach to verbs of falling
The lecture describes the results of our research on the typology of verbs of falling, including types of falling and falling metaphors. In addition, it focuses on special cases and several other semantic fields closely related to falling.
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 59 min)
5 videos
Falling: Semantic space14m
Oppositions between the main frames16m
Related semantic fields7m
Metaphors of falling12m
2 hours to complete
How do we think about oldness?
This lecture tells about the experiment of a dictionary-based semantic analysis of quality terms describing the domain of OLD in 100 languages. Semantic systems and semantic oppositions within these systems are revealed and it is argued that the linguistic behavior of quality terms is semantically motivated.
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 46 min)
4 videos
Introduction11m
Semantics of ‘OLD’15m
Typological results: How do languages structure the domain of ‘OLD’?8m
Additional oppositions11m
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TOP REVIEWS FROM TOWARDS LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS THROUGH LEXICAL SEMANTICS: INTRODUCTION TO LEXICAL AND SEMANTIC TYPOLOGY
by JCFeb 23, 2020
excellent, we need an advanced course for this outstanding topic and its application on teaching and cognitive sciences
by JNAug 4, 2020
So far it has been great but I made the mistake of enrolling in it since it's too advanced for me
by GGApr 13, 2018
I found this class to be very informative and I learned a lot in a short period of time.
by DSJun 7, 2020
It is very useful for the Linguistic students and can teach you a lot.
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