Person

• Language, Cognition and Discourse@Lund (LCD@L)

• CONTRAST in language, thought and memory
• Thinking in Time: Cognition, Communication and Learning

My thesis project is about the semantic development of older children and adolescents (9-17 years). More specifically, I’m investigating how the language use changes from being mostly about concrete objects and phenomena, to the usage of more and more abstract and metaphorical meanings. In my analysis of written compositions, I will mainly focus on the meanings of adjective and noun combinations, and the role of the adjective for the interpretation of the noun. The study of meanings and their level of abstraction from a developmental perspective, might also give some insights about the interaction of language and cognition during those years.

Articles (4)

• Löhndorf, S. & Gärdenfors, P. (accepted/in press). What is a domain? – Dimensional structure versus meronomic relations. Cognitive Linguistics. Mouton de Gruyter.
• Hansson, K., Bååth, R., Löhndorf, S., Sahlén, B. & Sikström, S. (2016). Quantifying Semantic Linguistic Maturity in Children. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 45, 1183-1199. Springer.
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• Paradis, C., Löhndorf, S., van de Weijer, J. & Willners, C. (2015). Semantic profiles of antonymic adjectives in discourse. Linguistics, 53, 153-191. Mouton de Gruyter.
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• Gärdenfors, P. & Löhndorf, S. (2013). What is a domain? Dimensional structures versus meronomic relations. Cognitive Linguistics, 24, 437-456. Mouton de Gruyter.
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Book chapters (1)

• Willners, C., Henningsson, L.-Å., Larm, L., Lenninger, S. & Löhndorf, S. (2013). Vad betyder orden? [What do the words mean?]. In Johansson, V., Carling, G. & Holmer, A. (Eds.) Språket, människan och världen [Language, Man, and The World] (pp. 207-224). Studentlitteratur AB.

Conference contributions (4)

• Paradis, C., Löhndorf, S., van de Weijer, J. & Willners, C. (2013). Antonyms and opposing valence.
• Paradis, C., Löhndorf, S., van de Weijer, J. & Willners, C. (2012). What makes a good antonym pair? A corpus-based study of patterns of use in context.
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• Löhndorf, S., Paradis, C., van de Weijer, J. & Willners, C. (2011). On the symmetry of usage of canonical antonyms in discourse.
• Paradis, C., Murphy, L., Löhndorf, S. & Willners, C. (2006). Quantifying aspects of antonym canonicity in English and Swedish: textual and experimental.

• LINA14, Linguistics: Level 1
• LINB21, Linguistics: Human Language - Structure and Application