Language, cognition and identity : : extension of the endocentric/ exocentric language typology / / edited by Emanuela Cresti, Iørn Korzen.
An endocentric language is a language whose verbs are lexically precise and concrete whereas its nouns are abstract and vague. An exocentric language has lexically precise and concrete nouns and abstract verbs. The Germanic languages prove to be endocentric and the Romance languages exocentric. The...
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| Superior document: | Strumenti per la didattica e la ricerca ; 109 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Firenze : : Firenze University Press,, 2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Strumenti per la didattica e la ricerca ;
109. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (226 pages) :; illustrations; digital, PDF file(s). |
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