Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   John R. Taylor (, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Otago, New Zealand)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.557kg
ISBN:  

9780199266647

ISBN 10:   0199266646
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   06 November 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

1. The Categorization of Colour ; 2. The Classical Approach to Categorization ; 3. Prototype Categories: I ; 4. Prototype Categories: II ; 5. Linguistic and Encyclopedic Knowledge ; 6. Polysemy and Meaning Chains ; 7. Category Extension: Metonymy and Metaphor ; 8. Polysemy, or: How many meanings does a word really have? ; 9. Polysemous Categories in Morphology and Syntax ; 10. Polysemous Categories in Intonation ; 11. Grammatical Categories ; 12. Syntactic Constructions as Prototype Categories ; 13. Prototype Categories in Phonology ; 15. The Acquisition of Categories ; 16. Recent Developments ; Advice on Further Reading ; Study Questions ; References ; Index

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions