Lexical Comparison

Lexical Comparison is a methodological procedure in comparative linguistics that consists in systematically comparing vocabulary items across languages to identify cognates and infer genetic relationships or linguistic borrowings.

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Basic Vocabulary ComparisonComparative LexicostatisticsComparison Of Content WordsComparison Of Function WordsComputational Lexical ComparisonCross-language SynonymyCross-linguistic Vocabulary ComparisonDialect Lexical ComparisonFrequency-based Lexical ComparisonHistorical Lexical Comparison

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699

Contextual correlates of semantic similarity

George A. Miller, Walter G. Charles · Language and Cognitive Processes · 1991 · 1.6K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics +12

The Career of Metaphor.

Brian F. Bowdle, Dedre Gentner · Psychological Review · 2005 · 1.3K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy Of Language +16

On the process of comparing sentences against pictures

Herbert H. Clark, William G. Chase · Cognitive Psychology · 1972 · 1.1K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Psycholinguistics +5

As can be seen: Lexical bundles and disciplinary variation

Ken Hyland · English for Specific Purposes · 2007 · 1.1K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics +12

Linguistics across Cultures. Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers

Donald D. Walsh, Robert Lado · Hispania · 1957 · 1.1K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Second Language Studies +11

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Johann‐Mattis List
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany
14 publications · 1.1K citations
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Dedre Gentner
Northwestern University, United States
8 publications · 2.6K citations
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Ton Dijkstra
Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
7 publications · 925 citations
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William D. Marslen‐Wilson
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, United Kingdom
6 publications · 875 citations
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Graeme Hirst
University of Toronto, Canada
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Memory & Cognition
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International Journal of Lexicography
IJL · 10 publications · 374 citations
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Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance
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Brain and Language
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