| The Cognitive Basis of Polysemy: New Sources of Evidence for Theories of Word Meaning Contributor(s): Rakova, Marina, Dr (Editor), Petho, Gergely (Editor), Rakosi, Csilla (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820477400 ISBN-13: 9780820477404 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 401.43 |
| LCCN: 2007476270 |
| Series: Metalinguistica |
| Physical Information: 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume aims to explore the relationship between the theoretical modelling and the mental representation of the perceived multiplicity of lexical meanings. The collection is divided into three thematic sections, discussing psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic evidence concerning polysemy; theoretical considerations regarding the representation of different types of meaning variation phenomena; and polysemy connected (in a variety of ways) to syntactic constructions. A common theme for the contributions is the recognition that consideration of a range of so far neglected types of evidence (both from within and from outside of linguistics proper) is essential to achieve further progress in polysemy research. |