Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology (Apr 2010)
Meaning Extensions of Grasp: A Corpus-Based Study
Abstract
By means of a lexico-semantic analysis, the aim of this paper is to provide a clearer picture of how the English verb grasp is used in actual language production. The material for the analysis has been gathered from the 100 million word British National Corpus. The results of the study provide new and valuable information about the character and use of the verb and thereby supplement the information about grasp already existing.
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