From etymology to pragmatics: metaphorical and cultural aspects of semantic structure
Auteur :
Sweetser, Eve
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521424424
Date de publication :
26 juil. 1991
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,0 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
230 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A new approach to the analysis of the multiple meanings of English modals, conjunctions, conditionals and perception verbs. Although such ambiguities cannot easily be accounted for by feature-analyses of word meaning, the author's argument shows that they can be analyzed readily and systematically.