Ethnology, Volume 24University of Pittsburgh, 1985 - Anthropology |
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... polysemy ) and many equate " foot " and " leg ” ( foot / leg polysemy ) . Polysemy plays an important role in lexical change . The development of polysemy is a common means whereby languages encode new referents or alter the encoding of ...
... polysemy ) and many equate " foot " and " leg ” ( foot / leg polysemy ) . Polysemy plays an important role in lexical change . The development of polysemy is a common means whereby languages encode new referents or alter the encoding of ...
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... polysemy than those spoken in equatorial areas . The present study surveys 109 languages ( see the Appendix for sources ) .2 These 109 languages are worldwide in distribution and include representatives from most of the world's major ...
... polysemy than those spoken in equatorial areas . The present study surveys 109 languages ( see the Appendix for sources ) .2 These 109 languages are worldwide in distribution and include representatives from most of the world's major ...
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... polysemy often involves an intervening period of overt marking ( Witkowski and Brown 1983 ) . LIMB POLYSEMY AND ENVIRONMENT There exists a strong relationship between limb polysemy and environment . Speakers of languages having limb ...
... polysemy often involves an intervening period of overt marking ( Witkowski and Brown 1983 ) . LIMB POLYSEMY AND ENVIRONMENT There exists a strong relationship between limb polysemy and environment . Speakers of languages having limb ...
Contents
Criteria for Selecting Herbal Remedies C H Browner | 13 |
Sociolinguistic Implications Lajos | 33 |
Pingelap Politics and AmericanMicronesian Relations David | 43 |
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