A Case Study in Verbs of Completion: "end" and "finish" – Mgr. Samah Salah Saker
Mgr. Samah Salah Saker
Master's thesis
A Case Study in Verbs of Completion: "end" and "finish"
A Case Study in Verbs of Completion: "end" and "finish"
Abstract:
Synonymy is one of the major lexical relations in the linguistic field that has been the concern of many semanticists. This case study investigates the phenomenon of synonymy with its different types and places an emphasis on cognitive synonymy. The data analysis aims to discuss one pair of verbs, end and finish, by showing their possible meanings and indicating their collocational range in order to …moreAbstract:
Synonymy is one of the major lexical relations in the linguistic field that has been the concern of many semanticists. This case study investigates the phenomenon of synonymy with its different types and places an emphasis on cognitive synonymy. The data analysis aims to discuss one pair of verbs, end and finish, by showing their possible meanings and indicating their collocational range in order to …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 4. 6. 2021
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https://is.muni.cz/th/kftrx/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 29. 6. 2021
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc.
- Reader: doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
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English Language and Literature / English Language and Literature
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