Title From etymology to pragmatics : metaphorical and cultural aspects of semantic structure / Eve Sweetser

Published Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990

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Description xi, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 54 Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 54 Contents Machine derived contents note: Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Semantic structure and semantic changes: English perception-verbs in an Indo-European context -- 3. Modality -- 4. Conjunction, coordination and subordination -- 5. Conditionals -- 6. Retrospect and prospect -- References -- Index Analysis Semantics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and indexes Notes Cambridge studies in linguistics no:54 0068-676X Subject Grammar, Comparative and general. Modality (Linguistics) Semantics. LC no. 89007320 ISBN 0521324068

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