Antonyms in English
construals, constructions and canonicity
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Author
Publication
2012 - Cambridge University Press, Cambrige, England
Language
English
Word Count
42,500 words, Guess
Page Count
170 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780521761796
- ISBN-100521761794
- Library of Congress Control Number2011042609
- OCLC Control Number756578637
- Better World Books9780521761796
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25078737M
Classifications
- DDC420.1/43
- LCCPE1591 .A68 2012
Description
"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. The authors use corpus and experimental methods to build a theoretical picture of the antonym relation, its status in the mind and its construal in context. Evidence is drawn from natural antonym use in speech and writing, first-language antonym acquisition, and controlled elicitation and judgements of antonym pairs by native speakers. The book also proposes ways in which a greater knowledge of how antonyms work can be applied to the fields of language technology and lexicography"--
Subjects
Series Statement
- Studies in English language
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