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From Etymology to Pragmatics: Metaphorical and Cultural Aspects of Semantic Structure - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Sweetser, Eve (University of California, Berkeley)
From Etymology to Pragmatics: Metaphorical and Cultural Aspects of Semantic Structure - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Sweetser, Eve (University of California, Berkeley)
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.
188 pages, 4 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 26, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521424424 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 188 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 229 × 12 mm · 405 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Austin, P. |
| Series Editor | Bresnan, J. |
| Series Editor | Comrie, B. |
| Series Editor | Crain, S. |
| Series Editor | Dressler, W. |
| Series Editor | Ewen, C. J. |
| Series Editor | Lass, R. |
| Series Editor | Lightfoot, D. |
| Series Editor | Rice, K. |