Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Cognitive linguistics

  1. German modal verb readings linked to viewpoint constellations
    Analysis of perspectival mechanisms in German modality, integrating formal semantic and cognitive approaches to explain semantic variation and diachronic shifts in modal verbs.
  2. Amharic “heart” is linked to positive emotions
    Cognitive linguistic analysis of Amharic ləbb 'heart' reveals systematic metonymic associations with positive emotions and cross-linguistic patterns in body-based emotional conceptualization.