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Geeraerts, Dirk, ed. 2004. Words and Other Wonders. Papers on Lexical and Semantic Topics. (Cognitive Linguistics Research 33). De Gruyter. X+493 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English

Annotation

This volume surveys seventeen previously published papers that demonstrate the usefulness of Cognitive Linguistics for the study of lexical and semantic issues.The thematic sections respectively deal with: prototypicality as theoretical and practical model of semantic description; polysemy and criteria for distinguishing between meanings; meaning description beyond word level; cultural aspects of meaning; lexicography from the perspective of Cognitive Linguistics; and the history and methodology of lexical semantics.