Colexification

Patterns of Persistence and Diffusibility across World's Languages
Language similarities can be caused by genetic relatedness, areal contact, universality, or chance. Colexification, i.e. a type of …
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Colexifications for Bootstrapping Cross-lingual Datasets: The Case of Phonology, Concreteness, and Affectiveness
Colexification refers to the linguistic phenomenon where a single lexical form is used to convey multiple meanings. By studying …
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Patterns of Closeness and Abstractness in Colexifications: The Case of Indigineous Languages in the Americas
Colexification refers to linguistic phenomena where multiple concepts (meanings) are expressed by the same lexical form, such as …
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Colex2Lang: Language Embeddings from Semantic Typology
In semantic typology, colexification refers to words with multiple meanings, either related (polysemy) or unrelated (homophony). …
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