Linguistic Parallels Between the Lexemes of the Polish "Kilkanaście" and the Lithuanian "Keliolika" on the Basis of Data from Multilingual Parallel Corpora
Linguistic Parallels Between the Lexemes of the Polish "Kilkanaście" and the Lithuanian "Keliolika" on the Basis of Data from Multilingual Parallel Corpora
Author(s): Danuta Roszko, Roman RoszkoSubject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: kilkanaście; keliolika; semantic category of quantity; Polish; Lithuanian ; corpus-driven approach
Summary/Abstract: The exponents of quantitative indefiniteness: Polish kilkanaście and Lithuanian keliolika form a lexical linguistic parallel. The meaning of both lexemes, indicating an approximate value in the range from 11 to 19 inclusive, is sporadically noted in natural languages. All examples of the use of these forms extracted from known multilingual parallel corpora or Polish–Lithuanian language pair were subjected to a contrastive analysis. The aim was to determine whether the convergence of the dictionary meanings of the two lexemes is reflected in the use of these forms in mutually corresponding Polish and Lithuanian sentences/segments.
Journal: Slavia Meridionalis
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 1-25
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English