Thanasis Georgakopoulos
List of John Benjamins publications for which Thanasis Georgakopoulos plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 2210-2116 | E-ISSN 2210-2124
Articles
2021. Lexical diachronic semantic maps: Mapping the evolution of time-related lexemes. Journal of Historical Linguistics 11:3, pp. 367–420
This paper extends the scope of application of the semantic map model to diachronic lexical semantics. Combining a quantitative approach to large-scale synchronic polysemy data with a qualitative evaluation of the diachronic material in two text languages, ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek, it… read more | Article
2020. On the polysemy of motion verbs in Ancient Greek and Coptic: Why lexical constructions are important. Studies in Language 44:1, pp. 27–69
In this paper, we propose a constructional analysis of the meanings of two generic motion verbs in Ancient Greek and Coptic (Sahidic dialect), the verbs baínō and bôk, respectively, both of which are glossed as ‘go’ and are characterized by extensive polysemy. We argue that an adequate analysis of… read more | Article
2019. Goal realization: An empirically based comparison between English, German and Greek. Languages in Contrast 19:2, pp. 280–309
Drawing upon recent insights into the role of Goal preference as reflector of cross-linguistic differences, this paper investigates the factors affecting the realization of Goals in motion event descriptions. In particular, it examines the interplay between the lexicalization pattern of a language,… read more | Article
2018. A frame-based approach to the source-goal asymmetry: Synchronic and diachronic evidence from Ancient Greek. Constructions and Frames 10:1, pp. 61–97
This paper investigates the asymmetrical behavior of Sources and Goals of motion in Homeric and Classical Greek within the frame semantics paradigm. In particular, based on a corpus of 26 works covering four text types, it is shown that (a) regardless of their semantic class, motion verbs display… read more | Article
2017. A diachronic take on the Source–Goal asymmetry: Evidence from inner Asia Minor Greek. Space in Diachrony, Luraghi, Silvia, Tatiana Nikitina and Chiara Zanchi (eds.), pp. 179–206
A bulk of typological and crosslinguistic evidence on the internal structure of motion events has shown that Goals and Sources behave asymmetrically. This asymmetry exhibits several morphosyntactic and semantic realizations: Goal markers are morphologically simpler than Source markers; there tend… read more | Chapter