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Languages in Contrast: Online-First ArticlesFluidic motion patterns in English and Modern Greek
A contrastive analysis of run and τρέχω
This paper investigates conceptual and phraseological patterns from a cross-linguistic perspective. The focus of attention is on the fluidic motion uses of the highly polysemous verbs run and τρέχω ‘run’ in English and Modern Greek respectively. They are manner of motion verbs denoting the typically human, fast movement on ground and they are frequently cited in the literature on motion event encoding; yet, their extended use to denote motion of liquids is mentioned only in passing. The study thus provides a comprehensive description of that part of the semantic network of the two verbs that relates to fluidic motion (literally and figuratively). The contrastive approach taken combines cognitive semantics (Frame Semantics, Conceptual Metaphor and Metonymy Theory) with a phraseological view of language. Convergences and divergences are identified at a conceptual and phraseological level through a twofold corpus-based study involving comparable monolingual analysis and parallel corpus investigation.
Keywords: fluidic motion, Corpus Pattern Analysis, Frame Semantics, Conceptual Metaphor and Metonymy Theory, English/Modern Greek
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Background
- 2.1Motion verbs in English and Modern Greek
- 2.2Methodological tools for contrastive analysis
- 3.Fluidic motion patterns in contrast
- 3.1Method
- 3.2Comparable monolingual analysis of run and τρέχω
- 3.3Shifts in translation
- 4.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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