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    "pk": 26514,
    "title": "Specificity at the basic level in event taxonomies: The case of Maniq verbs ofingestion",
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    "abstract": "Previous research on basic-level object categories shows thereis cross-cultural variation in basic-level concepts, arguingagainst the idea that the basic level reflects an objectivereality. In this paper, I extend the investigation to the domainof events. More specifically, I present a case study of verbs ofingestion in Maniq illustrating a highly specific categorizationof ingestion events at the basic level. A detailed analysis ofthese verbs reveals they tap into culturally salient notions.Yet, cultural salience alone cannot explain specificity ofbasic-level verbs, since ingestion is a domain of universalhuman experience. Further analysis reveals, however, thatanother key factor is the language itself. Maniq’s preferencefor encoding specific meaning in basic-level verbs is not apeculiarity of one domain, but a recurrent characteristic of itsverb lexicon, pointing to the significant role of the languagesystem in the structure of event concepts.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "basic level; categorization; events; verbs; Maniq;Aslian."
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    ],
    "section": "Papers",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Ewelina",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Wnuk",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Radboud University",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2016-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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