Original scientific paper

Morphosemantic fields in the analysis of Croatian vocabulary

Ida Raffaelli ; University of Zagreb
Barbara Kerovec ; University of Zagreb

Abstract

This paper presents the morphosemantic field model, claiming that it is relevant in
the description of lexical structures in grammatically-motivated languages such as
Croatian. Arguments are presented for the applicability of the model in synchronic
and diachronic lexical analysis. The fact that many characteristics of morphosemantic
fields are compatible with the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics
is given special attention. It is argued that morphosemantic fields are highly
relevant to diachronic research of lexical structures, because they enable the detection
and definition of semantic and conceptual shifts and links through time.

Keywords

morphosemantic fields; morphosemantic relations; conceptual metaphors; grammatical processes; WordNet; diachronic semantics; cognitive linguistics; Croatian

Hrčak ID:

30683

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/30683

Publication date:

22.12.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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