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Categorization in the History of English
Edited by Christian Kay and Jeremy J. Smith
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 261] 2004
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Table of contents

Prefacevii
The rhinoceros’s problem: the need to categorize1
Prototypes and foci in the encoding of colour19
The notional structure of thesauruses41
When ignorance is wisdom: some day-to-day problems of classification59
CDs, petticoats, skirts, ankas, tamaras and sheilas: The metonymical rise of lexical categories related to the conceptual category FEMALE HUMAN BEING71
The archaeology of medieval texts85
Texts as linguistic objects147
ANGER in Polish and English: a semantic comparison with some historical context159
Folk Classification in the HTE ‘Plants’ category179
The vocabulary of PAIN193
Classifying the vowels of Middle English221
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Categories and taxonomies: A cognitive approach to lexicographical resources237


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