Nederländskans komen och svenskans komma : en kontrastiv undersökning

The aim of this dissertation is to give a detailed analysis of the Dutch verb komen 'come' and the Swedish verb komma 'come' based on a systematic comparison. Focus has been placed on grammatical polysemy and the study is written within the framework of cognitive linguistics. Both verbs can be defined as corresponding to a complex category consisting of a prototypical meaning and other meanings which can be central or peripheral in relation to the prototype.