Student profiles
Marijn Boomars
LinkedIn: Marijn Boomars
Email: marijn.boomars@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Thesis Title
Institution
Supervisors
Dr Tine Breban
Prof Eva Schultze-Berndt
Research Summary
My research investigates the phenomenon of lexicalisation, which is the process whereby a concept is given lexical expression. I explore the role of structural relations within the lexicon and lexical borrowing on the process of lexical change. I do so by comparing various adjectives from two Germanic languages, English and Dutch, as case studies.
Research Interests
Lexical change, amphichronic approach, onomasiology, semasiology, microvariation, English, Dutch
Publications
Vera Hohaus, Siena Weingartz & Marijn Boomars (2023), ‘Variable Strength in Necessity Modality: A Case of Variation between Afrikaans, Dutch, English, and German’. Lisa Matthewson et al. (eds.), Festschrift for Hotze Rullmann, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Working Papers in Linguistics (UBCWPL).