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From Etymology to Pragmatics : Metaphorical and Cultural Aspects of Semantic Structure (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
From Etymology to Pragmatics Metaphorical and Cultural Aspects of Semantic Structure - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Author: Eve Sweetser
This book offers 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, Eve Sweetser's argument shows that they can be analyzed both readily and systematically. Meaning relationshi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521324069
ISBN-10: 0521324068
Publication Date: 3/30/1990
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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