The semantics of reciprocal constructions across languages: An extensional approach

A Majid; Nicholas Evans; Alice Gaby; Stephen C. Levinson

doi:10.1075/tsl.98.02maj

The semantics of reciprocal constructions across languages: An extensional approach

A Majid, Nicholas Evans, Alice Gaby, Stephen C. Levinson

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How similar are reciprocal constructions in the semantic parameters they encode? We investigate this question by using an extensional approach, which examines similarity of meaning by examining how constructions are applied over a set of 64 videoclips depicting reciprocal events (Evans et al. 2004). We apply statistical modelling to descriptions from speakers of 20 languages elicited using the videoclips. We show that there are substantial differences in meaning between constructions of different languages.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reciprocals and Semantic Typology
Editors	Nicholas Evans, Alice Gaby, Stephen C. Levinson, Asifa Majid
Place of Publication	Amsterdam Netherlands
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages	29-60
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9789027206794
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.98.02maj
Publication status	Published - 2011

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The semantics of reciprocal constructions across languages: An extensional approach. / Majid, A; Evans, Nicholas; Gaby, Alice et al.
Reciprocals and Semantic Typology. ed. / Nicholas Evans, Alice Gaby, Stephen C. Levinson, Asifa Majid. Vol. 1 1st. ed. Amsterdam Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011. p. 29-60.

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