The Semantics of Polysemy : : Reading Meaning in English and Warlpiri / / Nick Riemer.
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 (Pama-Nyungan, Central Australia). The...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR] ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (487 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of contents
- 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
- Backmatter