Abstract
In this paper the semantic map methodology from typology is used to explore
lexical variation. Building on Swanenberg’s (2000) study of bird’s names in
southern Dutch dialects, I construct semantic maps for thrushes, larks, tits, sparrows and swallows. In this way the patterns of variation that we find in dialect
dictionaries might reveal aspects of the conceptual structure that underlies and
constrains this variation.
lexical variation. Building on Swanenberg’s (2000) study of bird’s names in
southern Dutch dialects, I construct semantic maps for thrushes, larks, tits, sparrows and swallows. In this way the patterns of variation that we find in dialect
dictionaries might reveal aspects of the conceptual structure that underlies and
constrains this variation.
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Pages (from-to) | 63-82 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Taal en tongval. Themanummer |
| Volume | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |