Browsing Institutt for litteratur, områdestudier og europeiske språk by Author "Textor, Mark"

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  • Lexical modulation without concepts: Introducing the derivation proposal 
    Allott, Nicholas Elwyn; Textor, Mark (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    We argue against the dominant view in the literature that concepts (understood as the standing meanings of general terms) are modulated in lexical modulation. We also argue against the alternative view that ‘grab bags’ of ...
  • Literal and metaphorical meaning: in search of a lost distinction 
    Allott, Nicholas Elwyn; Textor, Mark (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    The distinction between literal and figurative use is well-known and embedded in ‘folk linguistics’. According to folk linguistics, figurative uses deviate from literal ones. But recent work on lexical modulation and ...