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1. Lexical Variation and Change

Author

Geeraerts, Dirk, Speelman, Dirk, Heylen, Kris, Montes, Mariana, De Pascale, Stefano, Franco, Karlien, and Lang, Michael

Subjects
distributional semantics, lexical semantics, lexicology, lexical variation, corpus semantics, lectometry, cognitive linguistics
Abstract

Distributional semantics embodies the idea that the context in which a word occurs reveals the meaning of that word. In contemporary corpus linguistics, that idea takes shape in various types of quantitative context analysis. This monograph explores how count-based token-level semantic vector spaces, as an advanced form of such a quantitative methodology, can be applied to the study of polysemy, lexical variation, and lectometry. What can distributional models reveal about meaning? How can they be used to analyse the semantic relationship between near-synonyms? And how can they contribute to the study of lexical variation as a sociolinguistic variable? The book details the conceptual background of lexical semantic and lexical variation research, explains the mechanism of distributional modelling, and introduces distributional workflows and corpus linguistic tools to answer the questions. Combining a cognitive linguistic interest in meaning with a sociolinguistic interest in variation, it illustrates that distributional methodology with case studies on Dutch and Spanish lexical data, focusing on the value of distributional models for semantic analysis, the interaction of semasiological and onomasiological change, and sociolinguistic issues of lexical standardization and pluricentricity.

Published
2023
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2. Women, blood, and dangerous things: socio-cultural variation in the conceptualization of menstruation.

Author

Vancauwenbergh, Margot and Franco, Karlien

Subjects
MENSTRUATION, REGRESSION analysis, MANDARIN dialects, AGE groups, TABOO
Abstract

This study examines a collection of expressions for the taboo topic of menstruation in Dutch, German, and Mandarin Chinese. A model for the identification of conceptualization patterns in taboo verbalizations is set up, analyzing each expression according to the X-phemistic mechanisms and, if applicable, the metaphorical source domains or metonymic vehicles at its origin. The various conceptualizations of menstruation are approached from a socio-cultural perspective; variation in conceptualization is examined through a correspondence regression analysis with three speaker-related explanatory variables (L1 and associated cultural background, menstrual experience, and age group). The underlying interest is linguo-cultural as the study aims to verify whether dominant menstrual attitudes are reflected in the linguistic conceptualization of menstruation within each socio-cultural group. Such correlations are indeed found, although the youngest age-group shows some unexpected linguistic behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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4. Deconstructing destruction: A Cognitive Linguistics perspective on a computational analysis of diachronic change

Author

Franco, Karlien, Montes, Mariana, and Heylen, Kris

Abstract

ispartof: pages:23-32 ispartof: Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Computational Approaches to Historical Language Change pages:23-32 ispartof: 3rd Workshop on Computational Approaches to Historical Language Change. Association for Computational Linguistics location:Dublin, Ireland date:26 May - 27 May 2022 status: published

Published
2022
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9. Extending the Scope of Lectometry (Zur Erweiterung des Anwendungsbereichs der Lektometrie)

Author

Rosseel, Laura, Franco, Karlien, Röthlisberger, Melanie, Brussels Institute for Applied Linguistics, Centre for Linguistics, and Linguistics and Literary Studies

Subjects
lectometry, register variation, quantitative methods in linguistics, sociolectometry, dialectometry, language variation
Abstract

This special issue brings together a collection of papers that highlight recent advances in the field of lectometry. Lectometric research measures distances between various types of language varieties, such as dialects or sociolects. In addition to briefly sketching the development of the field, this introductory paper surveys the theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions a lectometric approach to language has to offer. We furthermore identify blind spots within the current scope of lectometric work and lay out suggestions for future avenues the field could go down. The paper concludes by introducing the various contributions to this special issue of “Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik” and by outlining how each of those papers contributes to extending the scope of lectometry.

Published
2020

10. Revisiting the Retranslation Hypothesis Supported by Insights in Cognitive Linguistics and Language Complexity

Author

Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel, Laura, Zhang, Weiwei, Martín González, Daniel, Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel, Laura, Zhang, Weiwei, and Martín González, Daniel

Abstract

This study delves into the analysis of the common practice of literary retranslation, which can be defined as a translation of a previously translated text into the same target language (Berman 1990: 1). Despite being such a quotidian issue, retranslation still remains fuzzy as a concept and as a theory. Similarly, there is no solid or unified methodology that can help scholars understand the complex phenomenon of literary retranslation or how to fully apprehend its infamous Retranslation Hypothesis. Therefore, this investigation examines how Retranslation studies can benefit from using Cognitive Linguistics theoretical conceptualizations in order to establish a robust reconceptualization of the field and stronger methodological underpinnings.

Published
2021

11. De Nagel or de Spijker op de Kop? A Lexical Contrast between Belgian Dutch and Netherlandic Dutch.

Author

Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel, Laura, Zhang, Weiwei, Marynissen, Ann, Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel, Laura, Zhang, Weiwei, and Marynissen, Ann

Abstract

A well-known example of a current lexical contrast between present-day Belgian and Netherlandic Standard Dutch is the heteronymy between the nouns nagel (BD) and spijker (ND), referring to a metal pin. In this contribution the diachrony of the lexical pair nagel/spijker, occurring both as single nouns (appellatives and proper names) and in idiomatic expressions, is investigated. The distribution of modern family names with nagel/spijker ‘nail’ reveals that nagel indeed was commonly used in Flanders and spijker in the Netherlands, but as nagel also occurs in certain parts of the Netherlands, this noun must formerly have been in use in the Netherlands as well. An overview of the historical development of nagel/spijker shows that in Middle Dutch nagel was the common word for a metal pin in the entire language area. In the New Dutch period however, in northern Dutch the noun spijker superseded nagel in its general meaning, whereas nagel took on a specialized meaning in craftsmen’s circles.

Published
2021

12. Laboratory Sociolinguistics: A Novel Approach to Language Variation

Author

LS OZ Lexion en syntaxis, UiL OTS Variation, UiL OTS LLI, van de Velde, Hans, Pinget, Anne-France, Voeten, Cesko, Demolin, Didier, Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel , Laura, Zhang, Weiwei, LS OZ Lexion en syntaxis, UiL OTS Variation, UiL OTS LLI, van de Velde, Hans, Pinget, Anne-France, Voeten, Cesko, Demolin, Didier, Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel , Laura, and Zhang, Weiwei

Published
2021

13. Reality check voor de kwantitatieve Nederlandse taalkunde: laveren tussen de Scylla van het conservatisme en de Charybdis van de zelfgenoegzaamheid

Author

Van de Velde, Freek, Franco, Karlien, and Geeraerts, Dirk

Abstract

In this article, we assess the merits of Digital Humanities, and argue that this approach has advanced the field of Dutch linguistics considerably, but at the same time holds some dangers and misconceptions, like (i) the assumption that the new-fangled studies clash with older, more traditional research, (ii) a conceited but unwarranted disdain for current-day non-quantitative work, (iii) the idea that the early adoption of quantitative methods in linguistics created an unbridgeable gap with its neighbouring discipline, the literary studies, and (iv) the risk of the dialectics of lead. We then detect the weak spot of the Digital Humanities approach in linguistics. Though we acknowledge that great strides are currently being made and that earlier research grappled with the issue as well, what turns out to be frustratingly elusive is the whole field of ‘semantics’, especially given the insights from cognitive linguistics about its complicated nature, including encyclopaedic and contextual knowledge. The aporia of semantics is coped with differently in linguistics and literature. While linguistics has sought a rapprochement with the exact sciences, it steered clear from interpretation as much as possible. The field of literary studies, by contrast, remains loyal to its original ‘humanities’ mission, but is now no longer exclusively – or primarily – driven by critically interpreting the meaning of texts as such. Instead, its focus has shifted to offering a critical investigation of the field itself, and of society at large. Both approaches are in danger of derailing: the ‘semanticophobia’ of some linguists dismisses a real and fascinating part of language from its purview; the ‘critical discourse’ approach of some literary colleagues runs the risk of ignoring some useful text-based techniques for empirical research. The main task of Digital Humanities, in both fields, will be to navigate between these pitfalls. ispartof: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde vol:135 issue:4 pages:329-343 status: published

Published
2019

14. Duodecimus

Author

Huang, Danqing, Franco, Karlien, Montes, Mariana, Harder, Peter, Huang, Danqing, Franco, Karlien, Montes, Mariana, and Harder, Peter

Published
2020

17. Om op te eten. Variatie in de lexicale diversiteit van voeding en voedselwaren

Author

Franco, Karlien, Geeraerts, Dirk, Colleman, Timothy, De Caluwe, Johan, De Tier, Veronique, Ghyselen, Anne-Sophie, Triest, Liesbet, Vandenberghe, Roxane, and Vogl, Ulrike

Abstract

ispartof: Woorden om te bewaren. Huldeboek voor Jacques Van Keymeulen pages:219-232 ispartof: pages:219-232 status: published

Published
2018

20. The influence of semantic features on lexical geographical variation

Author

Franco, Karlien, Geeraerts, Dirk, Speelman, Dirk, Wahle, Johannes, Köllner, Marisa, Baayen, Harald, Jäger, Gerhard, and Baayen-Oudshoorn, Tineke

Abstract

ispartof: pages:1-5 ispartof: Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics pages:1-5 ispartof: Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics (QITL) location:Tübingen, Germany date:4 Nov - 6 Nov 2015 status: published

Published
2015

22. Intra- and Inter-textual Syntactic Priming in Original and Translated English

Author

Anne-Sophie Ghyselen, Gert De Sutter, Timothy Colleman, Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel, Laura, and Zhang, Weiwei

Subjects
zero complement clause, source-language transfer, Syntactic priming, Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Structural priming, Variation (linguistics), that-complement clause, complementizer variation, Target text, Source text, structural priming, Complement (linguistics), Psychology, Priming (psychology)
Abstract

This article presents and discusses the results from a corpus-based study on the variation between English complement clauses with and without that in original versus translated English. The study is primarily aimed at disentangling the effects of, on the one hand, intratextual structural priming, i.e. the influence from a relevantly similar construction produced earlier in the (target) text, and, on the other hand, intertextual priming from the source text to the target text, i.e. the influence from a relatively similar source language construction encountered in the to be translated stretch of source text. The results indicate that whereas regular intratextual priming has the expected effect in the original English texts, this effect disappears in the translated texts, where intertextual priming turns out to be the most relevant mechanism.

Published
2021
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23. Digital Games as a Source of English Vocabulary for Finnish Writers

Author

Jukka Vahlo, Kai Tuuri, Heli Tissari, Oskari Koskela, Kristiansen, Gitte, Franco, Karlien, De Pascale, Stefano, Rosseel, Laura, Zhang, Weiwei, Department of Languages, and English Philology

Subjects
koodinvaihto, History, suomen kieli, lainasanat, sanavarasto, videopelit, kirjallinen ilmaisu, 6121 Languages, English vocabulary, englannin kieli, pelikulttuuri, Linguistics, digitaaliset pelit
Abstract

The material for this paper comes from Finnish people who wrote about their experiences of the music of digital games. We collected 184 texts, all but one written in Finnish. There is relatively little code-switching into English at the clause level, but the vocabulary of the texts is influenced by English on a continuum from clearly English words such as comfy to established loanwords such as uniikki (‘unique’). We will consider how the influence of the English language used both in the games and in discussions about them characterizes the vocabulary of these texts and how the English language enables the authors to enter the game world. peerReviewed

Published
2021

24. Extending the scope of lectometry

Author

Karlien Franco, Melanie Röthlisberger, Laura Rosseel, Rosseel, Laura, Franco, Karlien, Röthlisberger, Melanie, Centre for Linguistics, Brussels Institute for Applied Linguistics, and Linguistics and Literary Studies

Subjects
register variation, DYNAMICS, CORPORA, Linguistics and Language, ENGLISH, Language & Linguistics, Sociology and Political Science, Scope (project management), Field (Bourdieu), Social Sciences, LANGUAGE, Linguistics, AGGREGATION, Language and Linguistics, language variation, lectometry, STANDARD, Work (electrical), quantitative methods in linguistics, language variation and change, PATTERNS, Engineering ethics, Sociology, sociolectometry, dialectometry
Abstract

This special issue brings together a collection of papers that highlight recent advances in the field of lectometry. Lectometric research measures distances between various types of language varieties, such as dialects or sociolects. In addition to briefly sketching the development of the field, this introductory paper surveys the theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions a lectometric approach to language has to offer. We furthermore identify blind spots within the current scope of lectometric work and lay out suggestions for future avenues the field could go down. The paper concludes by introducing the various contributions to this special issue of “Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik” and by outlining how each of those papers contributes to extending the scope of lectometry.

Published
2020

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