Dissertation project

Think, understand, know. An onomasiological survey of mental activities, processes, and states. (working title)

In my thesis, supervised by Prof. Clemens-Peter Herbermann, I compare denominations of mental activities (like think), processes (understand), and states (know). In focus are similarities and differences in the lexicalisation of this domain.

For the data collection, not only information from dictionaries and the literature are relevant, but also the view from the languages' speakers is interesting.
So I would be glad if you would reveal some mental verbs of the languages(s) you speak using this form oder by email.

Thank you very much!



Documents
  • presentation at the Department of General Linguistics, Muenster University, october 2008
    [in German]