How many meanings are there for white gold? Cover Image

Kolik je bílých zlat?
How many meanings are there for white gold?

Author(s): Hana Mžourková
Subject(s): Western Slavic Languages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: lexicography; phraseme; transferred meaning

Summary/Abstract: The lexical unit bílé zlato (white gold) has two meanings in the draft version of the Academic Dictionary of Contemporary Czech, where it is included in the noun-phrasemes category. Based on a corpus-based analysis of the meaning of bílé zlato, the article suggests that this lexical unit should be included in the transferred meanings category and proposes a new treatment of its meaning.

  • Issue Year: 102/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 287-291
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Czech