This paper introduces the infrastructure and the principles of a semantic framework used for
the analysis and classification of verbs, developed with the aim of constructing a lexical …

Emotion predicates (EPs) have drawn substantial attention in the studies of the syntax-
semantics interface. As a unique class of verbs, EPs display a diverse and intriguing range …

The unique behaviors of emotional (or psychological) predicates have long been studied as
a central issue in developing theoretical accounts for the interaction of lexical semantics and …

The issues of universality versus cultural specificity of emotions have long been debated
among psychologists and biologists. Biologists tend to believe that emotions are innate and …

Various linguistic and psychological theories of emotions have previously been proposed.
However, none offers a concrete and comprehensive definition of emotion or can be used as …

As defined in Chap. 2, the causal relation is established by the linking of an existing event
and the emotion itself. Such an event is referred to as the cause event. Despite its integral …

0. Abstract In Mandarin Chinese, lexical semantic relation of near synonyms is a widespread
phenomenon, and is of great interest to many linguists. Most works deal with lexical …

The importance of deciphering lexical knowledge, especially the eventive information
encoded on verbs, has been highly recognized and various approaches have been …

In this paper, we propose a frame-based approach to polysemy by analyzing three near-
synonymous verbs biaoshi (表示), biaoda (表達) and biaolu (表露). Based on Liu and Wu …

This work adopts Langacker's cognitive grammar approach and addresses the cognitive
significance of result in Mandarin Chinese, as expressed in resultant construals in the …