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Vitale, Geoffrey. 1995. Words in context. Paris: Dunod. 172 pp.
Publication type
Monograph
Publication language
English
Main ISBN
2040169288

Abstract

This book deals with what the author terms "parasynonyms". His approach is to suggest that synonyms as such do not exist, that indeed when two words become dangerously similar in interpretation, one of them will tend to drop into disuse, or be preempted for a narrower semantic use.
Source : D. Slote

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