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Abdulrashid Saminu

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Open access Nov 2026

Typological Hierarchy and Cognitive Motivation: English and Hausa Perception Verbs in Romance Fiction

Viberg’s (1983) hierarchy describes recurrent cross-linguistic patterns in the lexicalisation of perception, but it does not by itself predict which sensory verbs develop cognitive meanings. This study examines non-literal extensions of English see and hear and Hausa gani ‘see’ and ji ‘hear/feel/taste/smell’. The data...

M. Ya'u, A. Gidiya, Abdulrashid Saminu · 0 citations

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