Words and Other Wonders : Papers on Lexical and Semantic Topics.
Title:
Words and Other Wonders : Papers on Lexical and Semantic Topics.
Author:
Geeraerts, Dirk.
ISBN:
9783110219128
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (504 pages)
Series:
Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR] ; v.33
Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR]
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Publication sources -- Chapter 1. Prospects and problems of prototype theory -- Chapter 2. Where does prototypicality come from? -- Chapter 3. The semantic structure of Dutch over -- Chapter 4. Salience phenomena in the lexicon. A typology -- Chapter 5. Vagueness's puzzles, polysemy's vagaries -- Chapter 6. Classical definability and the monosemic bias -- Chapter 7. The semantic structure of the indirect object in Dutch -- Chapter 8. The interaction of metaphor and metonymy in composite expressions -- Chapter 9. Looking back at anger. Cultural traditions and metaphorical patterns -- Chapter 10. Beer and semantics -- Chapter 11. Cultural models of linguistic standardization -- Chapter 12. Caught in a web of irony: Job and his embarassed God -- Chapter 13. The lexicographical treatment of prototypical polysemy -- Chapter 14. The definitional practice of dictionaries and the cognitive semantic conception of polysemy -- Chapter 15. Cognitive grammar and the history of lexical semantics -- Chapter 16. The theoretical and descriptive development of lexical semantics -- Chapter 17. Idealist and empiricist tendencies in cognitive semantics -- Backmatter.
Abstract:
The volume brings together seventeen previously published articles on lexical and semantic topics by one of the most influential authors in cognitive linguistic lexicology. Spanning the period from the late 1980s to recent years, the collection features a number of papers that may be considered classics. The book serves as an excellent introduction to the field. Key Features: Excellent introduction to the field Includes papers from the late 1980s to recent years that may be considered as classics.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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