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dc.contributor.authorGoddard, C
dc.contributor.authorTaboada, M
dc.contributor.authorTrnavac, R
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-07T03:06:44Z
dc.date.available2020-07-07T03:06:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0929-998X
dc.identifier.doi10.1075/fol.00029.god
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/395224
dc.description.abstractWe apply the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach (Goddard & Wierzbicka 2014) to the lexical-semantic analysis of English evaluational adjectives and compare the results with the picture developed in the Appraisal Framework (Martin & White 2005). The analysis is corpus-assisted, with examples mainly drawn from film and book reviews, and supported by collocational and statistical information from WordBanks Online. We propose NSM explications for 15 evaluational adjectives, arguing that they fall into five groups, each of which corresponds to a distinct semantic template. The groups can be sketched as follows: “First-person thought-plus-affect”, e.g. wonderful; “Experiential”, e.g. entertaining; “Experiential with bodily reaction”, e.g. gripping; “Lasting impact”, e.g. memorable; “Cognitive evaluation”, e.g. complex, excellent. These groupings and semantic templates are compared with the classifications in the Appraisal Framework’s system of Appreciation. In addition, we are particularly interested in sentiment analysis, the automatic identification of evaluation and subjectivity in text. We discuss the relevance of the two frameworks for sentiment analysis and other language technology applications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.sponsorshipGriffith University
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohn Benjamins Publishing
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom308
dc.relation.ispartofpageto342
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFunctions of Language
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLinguistics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4704
dc.titleThe semantics of evaluational adjectives: Perspectives from natural semantic metalanguage and appraisal
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGoddard, C; Taboada, M; Trnavac, R, The semantics of evaluational adjectives: Perspectives from natural semantic metalanguage and appraisal, Functions of Language, 2019, 26 (3), pp. 308-342
dc.date.updated2020-07-07T03:06:03Z
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gro.griffith.authorGoddard, Cliff W.


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