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11. Structures and Strategies

    By Adriana Belletti

    Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

    Following crucial insights on the functional structure of the clause and recent developments within the cartographic projects and minimalism, this book addresses various central themes in Italian and Romance syntax ranging from verb syntax and the syntax of verb-related phenomena of agreement and...

    Published December 8th 2008 by Routledge
12. Lexicology

    Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    Edited by Patrick W Hanks

    Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    This new Routledge Major Work is a six-volume collection of nearly one hundred papers, articles, and extracts covering every aspect of lexicology. It ranges over philosophy of language, prototype theory, artificial intelligence, cognitive linguistics, systemic linguistics, structuralism (European...

    Published August 6th 2007 by Routledge
13. Essays on Syntax and Semantics

    By James Higginbotham

    Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

    This much needed book draws together some of the seminal essays from one of the most important contemporary linguists, and makes them easily accessible in one place for the first time. James Higginbotham includes a new introduction orientating the reader to the links between the topics covered, and...

    Published July 31st 2004 by Routledge
14. Semantics

    Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    Edited by Javier Gutirrez-Rexach

    Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    Semantics is a key concept in linguistic theory, concerning the analysis and description of the meaning of linguistic expressions. This collection contains a selection of the most important contributions to semantic theory ranging from Gottlob Frege's essay On Sense and Reference written in 1892,...

    Published October 22nd 2003 by Routledge
15. The Rule of Metaphor

    The Creation of Meaning in Language, 3rd Edition

    By Paul Ricoeur

    Series: Routledge Classics

    Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor he seeks 'to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself'. Recognizing the fundamental power of language in...

    Published August 20th 2003 by Routledge
16. Antonymy

    A Corpus-Based Perspective

    By Steven Jones

    Series: Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics

    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...

    Published March 27th 2002 by Routledge
17. Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume II

    The Western Tradition in the Twentieth Century

    By John E. Joseph, Nigel Love, Talbot J Taylor

    Series: History of Linguistic Thought

    Landmarks in Linguistic Thought II introduces the major issues and themes that have determined the development of Western thinking about language, meaning and communication in the twentieth century.Each chapter contains an extract from a 'landmark' text followed by a commentary, which places the...

    Published May 30th 2001 by Routledge
18. Metaphor and the Dynamics of Knowledge

    By Sabine Maasen, Peter Weingart

    Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

    This book opens up a new route to the study of knowledge dynamics and the sociology of knowledge. The focus is on the role of metaphors as powerful catalysts, and the book dissects their role in the construction of theories of knowledge. It is of vital interest to social and cognitive scientists...

    Published December 20th 2000 by Routledge
19. Semantics

    By Howard Gregory

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Semantics is an accessible and practical introduction to formal semantics, the study of linguistic meaning, for students new to the subject. Semantics:* shows how meanings are built up and interrelated* presupposes very little prior knowledge of grammar or linguistic terminology * includes a...

    Published December 8th 1999 by Routledge
20. Introducing English Semantics

    By Charles Kreidler

    Introducing English Semantics is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of meaning.Charles W. Kreidler presents the basic principles of this discipline. He explores how languages organize and express meanings through words, parts of words and sentences.Introducing English...

    Published March 25th 1998 by Routledge