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Publication details [#12077]

Goddard, Cliff. 1997. The semantics of coming and going. Pragmatics 7 (2) : 147–162.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
natural semantic metalanguage | semantics2 | verb of motion
Language as a subject
English
Person as a subject
Fillmore, C.J. | Wierzbicka, A.
Place, Publisher
International Pragmatics Association
ISBN
1018-2101
Journal DOI
10.1075/prag

Annotation

A Natural Semantic Metalanguage analysis of English motion verbs 'come' and 'go'. Unitary meaning explications are proposed for both verbs.