In search of lost space
| Autor: | Daniel Rojas Plata, Noé Alejandro Castro Sánchez |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: | |
| Zdroj: | Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory. |
| ISSN: | 1613-7035 1613-7027 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/cllt-2022-0007 |
| Popis: | This paper analyzes the semantics of the French and Spanish prepositions en from the point of view of diachrony. We focus on the spatial variation of their usage in both languages. Our methodological approach is based on a corpus analysis. We draw on comparable ancient texts and analyze some semantic categories that are fundamental for the spatial description. Our results reveal a fairly active evolution of prepositions with increases and decreases of usage where we did not expect them. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|