The Semantics of Polysemy: Reading Meaning in English and Warlpiri

by Nick Riemer

This book, addressed primarily to students and researchers in semantics, cognitive linguistics, English, and Australian languages, is a comparative study of the polysemy patterns displayed by percussion/impact ('hitting') verbs in English and Warlpiri (Pama-Nyungan, Central Australia).

The opening chapters develop a novel theoretical orientation for the study of polysemy via a close examination of two theoretical traditions under the broader...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110183978
• ISBN13: 9783110183979
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 503 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary