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  1. Icelandic 'search' vs 'find': leita does it all — concrete objects, people, abstract goals like meaning or work. But 'find' is fragmented: finna covers most, reka marks surprise finds, uppgötva for discoveries, hitta for meetings. A neat typological case of asymmetry.

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    #Icelandic #Linguistics #Semantics #Typology #CognitiveScience