Antonyms in english: construals, constructions and canonicity
Auteur :
Jones, Steven / Murphy, M. Lynne / Paradis, Carita / Willners, Caroline
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107515581
Date de publication :
26 mars 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
250 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The study of antonyms (or 'opposites') in a language can provide important insight into word meaning and discourse structures. This book provides an extensive investigation of antonyms in English and offers an innovative model of how we mentally organize concepts and how we perceive contrasts between them.