Publications

Publication details [#46590]

Riemer, Nick. 2005. The Semantics of Polysemy. Reading Meaning in English and Warlpiri. (Cognitive Linguistics Research 30). De Gruyter. XVI+487 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

meaning | metaphor | metonymy | polysemy

Language as a subject

English | Warlpiri

Annotation

This comparative study of English and Warlpiri (Pama-Nyungan, Central Australia) percussion/impact verbs' polysemy patterns generates a new theoretical approach for the study of polysemy.