Semantic and Lexical Universals

Abstract

1. Acknowledgements 2. Opening Statement (by Wierzbicka, Anna) 3. Part 1: General 4. 1 Semantic Theory and Semantic Universals (by Goddard, Cliff) 5. 2 Introducing Lexical Primitives (by Goddard, Cliff) 6. Part 2: Individual Language Studies 7. 3 Ewe (by Ameka, Felix K.) 8. 4 The Exponents of Semantic Primitives in Mangap-Mbula (by Bugenhagen, Robert) 9. Mandarin Semantic Primitives (by Chappell, Hilary) 10. 6 Thai (by Diller, Anthony) 11. 7 Acehnese (by Durie, Mark) 12. 8 Kayardild (by Evans, Nicholas) 13. 9 Lexical Primitives in Yankunytjatjara (by Goddard, Cliff) 14. 10 Preliminary Observations on Lexical and Semantic Primitives in the Misumalpan Languages of Nicaragua (by Hale, Kenneth L.) 15. 11 Mparntwe Arrernte and the Search for Lexical Universals (by Harkins, Jean) 16. 12 Longgu (by Hill, Deborah) 17. 13 Samoan (by Mosel-Kreutzer, Ulrike) 18. 14 Semantic Primitives in Japanese (by Onishi, Masayuki) 19. 15 Kalam Exponents of Lexical and Semantic Primitives (by Pawley, Andrew) 20. 16 Semantic and Lexical Universals in French (by Peeters, Bert) 21. Part 3: Review 22. 17 Semantic Primitives Across Languages: A Critical Review (by Wierzbicka, Anna) 23. Notes on Contributors 24. Index