In search of the meaning of verbs expressing mental states. An analysis of Czech verbs and their Polish equivalents – an attempt at implementing different linguistic theories (valency, case grammar, pattern grammar, cognitive linguistics) Cover Image

W poszukiwaniu znaczenia czasownikow wyrażających stany psychiczne. Analiza czeskich czasowników i ich polskich ekwiwalentów – proba implementacji wybranych teorii lingwistycznych (walencja, gramatyka przypadkow głębokich, pattern grammar,...
In search of the meaning of verbs expressing mental states. An analysis of Czech verbs and their Polish equivalents – an attempt at implementing different linguistic theories (valency, case grammar, pattern grammar, cognitive linguistics)

Author(s): Elżbieta Kaczmarska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: ekwiwalent; czasowniki wyrażające stany psychiczne; walencja; korpus równoległy; equivalent; psych verbs; valency; parallel corpora

Summary/Abstract: The analysis is focused on Czech polysemous verbs expressing mental states. We have tried to build an algorithm establishing their Polish equivalents and we tested if different linguistic theories can lead us to the closest equivalents. The research includes automatic excerption of chosen verbs (with aligned segments) from a parallel corpus – InterCorp.The segments were analysed manually. We checked how a given verb was translated and what kinds of collocations and arguments it had. Subsequently, we applied methods that were specific for each linguistics approach. We also used Word Sketches, which have proved to be a fundamental tool. Our analysis shows the advantages of these theories, but also deficiencies in the proposed algorithm that must be either corrected or developed.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 67
  • Page Range: 131-150
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish