Antonyms in English construals, constructions and canonicity
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 contra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2012
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| Series: | Studies in English language
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Antonymy and antonyms
- Antonyms in context
- Antonyms and canonicity
- Antonyms in acquisition
- Antonyms and negation
- Antonyms as constructions
- The cognitive construal account
- Conclusions
- looking backward, looking forward