Language, Cognition and Identity. Extensions of the endocentric/exocentric language typology
An endocentric language is a language whose verbs are lexically precise and concrete whereas its nouns are abstract and vague. An exocentric language has lexically precise and concrete nouns and abstract verbs. The Germanic languages prove to be endocentric and the Romance languages exocentric. The...
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Firenze
Firenze University Press
2010
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| Series: | Strumenti per la didattica e la ricerca
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