Antonymy: A Corpus-Based Perspective / Edition 1

by Steven Jones

Overview

Antonymy is the technical name used to describe 'opposites', pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female. Antonyms are a ubiquitous part of everyday language, and this book provides a detailed, comprehensive account of the phenomenon.
This book demonstrates how traditional linguistic theory can be revisited, updated and challenged in the corpus age. It will be essential reading for scholars interested in antonymy and corpus linguistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415263740
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/28/2002
Series:	Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. The 'Unique Fascination' of Antonymy2. A Brief History of Antonymy3. Approaching Antonymy Afresh: Issues of Data and Methodology4. New Classes of Antonymy I: Ancillary Antonymy5. New Classes of Antonymy II: Coordinated Antonymy6. New Classes of Antonymy III: Minor Classes7. The Endemicity of Antonymy8. Antonym Sequence9. Antonymy, Word Class and Gradability10. Tomorrow's Antonyms11. Antonymy: Past, Present and Future