One of the things I learnt early on as a student of linguistics is the concept of semantic markedness. Consider the phrase “male nurse”. Because the role ...
Zionist lawfare relies on lies, distortions, mirror accusations and denial to justify genocidal violence and suppress ...
Semantic Extension, Idioms and Proverbs, Cultural Semantics, Cognitive Semantics Share and Cite: Di, J.Y. (2026) A Semantic Analysis of “Peach” in Chinese and Japanese. Open Access Library Journal, 13 ...
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ABSTRACT: Color terms are important carriers of language and culture, reflecting human cognition and values. Addressing the gaps in existing research-such as the lack of diachronic perspective, ...
Linguistics, the scientific study of language, is a field that often goes unnoticed, yet language underpins everyone’s lives. In order to raise awareness of the science of language, last year 26 th ...
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