| Antonymy: A Corpus-Based Perspective Contributor(s): Jones, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415263743 ISBN-13: 9780415263740 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: Antonymy is the technical name used to describe 'opposites', pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the phenomenon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 401.43 |
| LCCN: 2001058888 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.72" W x 8.92" (0.99 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Antonymy is the technical name used to describe 'opposites', pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female. Antonyms are a ubiquitous part of everyday language, and this book provides a detailed, comprehensive account of the phenomenon. This book demonstrates how traditional linguistic theory can be revisited, updated and challenged in the corpus age. It will be essential reading for scholars interested in antonymy and corpus linguistics. |
