Petra Storjohann

List of John Benjamins publications for which Petra Storjohann plays a role.

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Subjects Lexicography | Semantics | Theoretical linguistics

Articles

Corpus-assisted analyses of public discourse often focus on the lexical level. This article argues in favour of corpus-assisted analyses of discourse, but also in favour of conceptualising salient lexical items in public discourse in a more determined way. It draws partly on non-Anglophone… read more
Storjohann, Petra 2010 IntroductionLexical-Semantic Relations: Theoretical and practical perspectives, Storjohann, Petra (ed.), pp. 1–4 | Article
Conventional descriptions of synonymous items often concentrate on common semantic traits and the degree of semantic overlap they exhibit. Their aim is to offer classifications of synonymy rather than elucidating ways of establishing contextual meaning equivalence and the cognitive prerequisites… read more
Storjohann, Petra 2010 Lexico-semantic relations in theory and practiceLexical-Semantic Relations: Theoretical and practical perspectives, Storjohann, Petra (ed.), pp. 5–13 | Article
This paper provides a general overview of the treatment of lexico-semantic relations in different fields of research including theoretical and application-oriented disciplines. At the same time, it sketches the development of the descriptions and explanations of sense relations in various… read more