Diachronic prototype semantics: a contribution to historical lexicology
Auteur :
Geeraerts, Dirk
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198236528
Date de publication :
27 mars 1997
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,1 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
416 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Diachronic Prototype Semantics is concerned with the theory of explanation of changes in word meaning. The author demonstrates the explanatory value of the prototype model of meaning, in which the distinction between central and peripheral senses of a word is crucial.