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Microsoft Word - klingall-formaterad-14pt.doc A secret agent in the middle? EVA KLINGVALL (LUND UNIVERSITY) Abstract This paper is concerned with agentivity in middle constructions in English. More specifically, it investigates what the reported “agentive flavour” is. The paper argues that there is at least some evidence for an Agent argument being structurally present in some way in the middle. I

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol05/klingvall-wp05.pdf - 2026-06-20

huber-06 On the theory of presentation STEFAN HUBER (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract The aim of the paper is to introduce a new information-structural category presentation and to argue for its relevance and independence from other information-structural layers. It is shown that a successful presentation consists of two steps, namely the import of a new discourse participant and its establishing (proce

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol06/Huber_06.pdf - 2026-06-20

Microsoft Word - WP3 Hans Malmström och Carita Paradis EDITERAD15 aug 2003.– Modelling speech production – evidence from Swedish blends HANS MALMSTRÖM CARITA PARADIS 1 Introduction1 This paper is concerned with a type of speech errors called blends and what they may tell us about speech processing. A blend is a contamination of elements from two different lexical items. Sometime during the process

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol03/MalmstromParadis-Modellingspeechproduction.pdf - 2026-06-20

Microsoft Word - WP3 Carita Paradis EDITERAD15 aug 2003.doc Where does metonymy stop? Senses, facets and active zones CARITA PARADIS 1 Introduction Within the framework of Cognitive Linguistics both metonymy and metaphor are seen as pervasive phenomena in thought and language. They are, however, different conceptualizations of experience. Metaphorization, such as ‘Love is a journey’, involves the

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol03/Paradis-Wheredoesmetonymystop.pdf - 2026-06-20

Toyota 06 Necessitative passive This TV needs fixing JUNICHI TOYOTA (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract In this paper, a construction like This TV needs fixing, termed here necessitative passive, is analysed in order to solve a question why this construction exists in English. This construction is often mentioned in various descriptive grammars, but it has not been linguistically analysed in details. Vari

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol06/Toyota_06.pdf - 2026-06-20

This is the title of my paper Testing L2 Vocabulary: Current Test Formats in English as a L2 Used at Swedish Universities HENRIK GYLLSTAD Abstract Recent literature on L2 vocabulary testing points to a move away from discrete vocabulary testing towards more embedded and integrative approaches. This paper investigates if the way vocabulary is currently tested at English departments at Swedish unive

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol04/gyllstad-wp-04.pdf - 2026-06-20

Microsoft Word - gyllstad-format-14-pt.doc Words that go together well: developing test formats for measuring learner knowledge of English collocations HENRIK GYLLSTAD (LUND UNIVERSITY) Abstract This paper describes the development of two test formats, COLLEX and COLLMATCH, measuring receptive recognition knowledge of English verb +NP collocations, and reports findings from pilots and initial test

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol05/gyllstad-wp-05.pdf - 2026-06-20

This is the title of my paper Towards a theory of lexical meaning as ontologies and construals CARITA PARADIS Abstract The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework of lexical meaning, broadly along the lines of Cognitive Semantics (Langacker 1987a). The paper focuses on interpretations of adjective-noun (ADJ N ) combinations in English. Within the proposed model, all aspects of meaning are

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol04/paradis-wp-04.pdf - 2026-06-20

Joe.doc Comments on Vacuous Subject Movement1 JOE TROTTA, DEPARTMENT OF THE HUMANITIES , HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY 1 Introduction In this working paper, I discuss the phenomenon known as VACUOUS SUBJECT MOVEMENT (henceforward also referred to as VSM) in English and the problem posed for VSM by Chomsky’s (1986) VACUOUS MOVEMENT HYPOTHESIS (henceforward also referred to as VMH), ie the idea that overt wh-

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol02/Joe.pdf - 2026-06-20

Jenny 060823 Event anaphors – a unified account? JENNY STRÖM HEROLD (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract This paper is concerned with different types of event anaphors in English and to some extent also in Swedish. The point of departure is the seminal work of Hankamer and Sag (1976) where two major classes of anaphors are suggested, namely surface anaphors and deep anaphors. An important distinction is th

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol06/Herold_06.pdf - 2026-06-20

Bea2.PDF An Alternative Account of the Interpretation of Referential Metonymy and Metaphori BEATRICE WARREN 1 Introduction Most modern linguists agree that metaphor and metonymy are two distinct constructions arising from two distinct cognitive operations, although they are alike in that they both involve an explicit source expression (that which is mentioned) which suggests an implicit target (in

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol01/Bea2.pdf - 2026-06-20

This is the title of my paper The Use of Modal Expressions in English by Native Speakers of Russian ANNA WÄRNSBY 1 Introduction This study examines in what ways and to what degree of success native speakers of Russian use modal expressions in English. The study is based on a translation experiment from Russian into English designed for use within the frame of the computer program ScriptLog (see Se

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol01/Anna2.pdf - 2026-06-20

Cim.doc Between epistemic modality and degree: the case of really1 CARITA PARADIS 1 Background and major claims Research on the interpretation of adverbs such as really, just, only, rather, quite, apparently or absolutely shows that they are contextually sensitive and highly flexible.2 This paper takes a closer look at really in order to account for its various interpretations. Stenström’s (1986)

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol02/Cim.pdf - 2026-06-20

Microsoft Word - Vide Nordin Nobuoka - Kandidatuppsats - Framläggningsversion (1) (1) Formant Dynamics and Word Accents in Central Swedish Vide Nordin Nobuoka Centre for Languages and Literature (SOL) Bachelor’s Thesis in Phonetics Supervisor: Mechtild Tronnier Spring 2026 1 Abstract: Studies of intrinsic F0 has mostly investigated static vocalic aspects, while the inter- actions between F0 and f

https://www.sol.lu.se/media/kalender/2026-05/Nordin-Nobuoka-kandidatuppsats_0.pdf - 2026-06-01

Microsoft Word - MarieTapper format-14pt.doc Connectives in advanced Swedish EFL learners’ written English – preliminary results MARIE TAPPER (LUND UNIVERSITY) Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate how advanced Swedish EFL learners use connectives in argumentative essays in comparison to how American University students use them in their writing. The data were taken from the Interna

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol05/Tapper-wp-05.pdf - 2026-06-20

This is the title of my paper Is the notion of linguistic competence at all relevant in Cognitive Linguistics? CARITA PARADIS 1 Introduction Linguistic competence is a term we associate with Chomsky (e.g. 1965: Ch 1), who made the distinction between people’s knowledge of language (competence), and that knowledge put to use in real situations (performance).1 Competence is an aspect of our mental c

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol01/Cim_cecilia.pdf - 2026-06-20

WP.doc 1 Is the notion of linguistic competence at all relevant in Cognitive Linguistics? CARITA PARADIS 1 Introduction Linguistic competence is a term we associate with Chomsky (e.g. 1965: Ch 1), who made the distinction between people’s knowledge of language (competence), and that knowledge put to use in real situations (performance).1 Competence is an aspect of our mental capacity underlying ou

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol01/Cim.pdf - 2026-06-20

Alm 06 engelska German also: a focus particle or a discourse-pragmatic focus marking device?* MARIA ALM (LUND UNIVERSITY ) Abstract This paper deals with the possible use of the German word also (‘so’) as a focussing device. The starting point is Konerding’s (2002, 2004) proposal that also be interpreted as a focus particle in certain contexts. This analysis is discussed with reference to the lite

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol06/Alm_06.pdf - 2026-06-20

Stefan.doc Extractions from Relative Clauses in Swedish as Self-answering Questions 1 STEFAN HUBER, DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN, LUND UNIVERSITY 1 Introduction Since the earliest days of generative grammar, it has been pointed out that extractions out of relative clauses (henceforth: RCs) are banned, hence the ungrammaticality of the English examples in (1): (1) a. * Whoi did you read [[DP an article [CP

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol02/Stefan.pdf - 2026-06-20

Satu2.doc Extraposition and Restrictive Relative Clauses SATU MANNINEN 1 Introduction In this paper, I investigate the construction found in English and a number of other languages in which the nominal “head” of a relative clause becomes separated from the rest of the relative clause by intervening material (the so-called relative clause extraposition construction).1 The basic pattern in illustrat

https://www.sol.lu.se/fileadmin/media/forskning/workingpapers/engelska/vol02/Satu.pdf - 2026-06-20