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The semantics of polysemy : reading meaning in English and Warlpiri /

This book, addressed primarily to students and researchers in semantics, cognitive linguistics, English, and Australian languages, is a comparative study of the polysemy patterns displayed by percussion/impact ('hitting') verbs in English and Warlpiri (Pa.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riemer, Nick, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2005.
Colección:Cognitive linguistics research ; 30.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Cognition and linguistic science; Chapter 2 Meaning, definition and paraphrase; Chapter 3 Evidence for polysemy; Chapter 4 A four-category theory of polysemy; Chapter 5 Applications I: English; Chapter 6 Applications II: Warlpiri; Chapter 7 Conclusion: description and explanation in semantics; Notes; References; Index.