Lexical typology: frame approach

Course author 

Ekaterina V. Rakhilina

Professor, Head of  School, School of Linguistics, HSE

 

Course annotation

The main focus of the course will be on how different semantic systems (underlying particular lexical domains) can be compared cross-linguistically. This is not a straightforward task, and it still remains a big challenge for modern semantic theories. I shall briefly introduce the problems and current state-of-the art of lexical (or semantic) typology and then consider several case studies, involving different lexical groups of verbs and “quality words” viewed against the background of frame semantics.