English historical semantics / / Christian Kay and Kathryn Allan |
Autore | Kay Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh. [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 422 |
Collana | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced |
Soggetto topico | English language - Semantics, Historical |
ISBN | 0-7486-4479-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A brief history of the English lexicon -- 3 Categories of meaning -- 4 Tracing the development of individual words -- 5 How and why words change meaning -- 6 Larger categories -- 7 English colour terms: A case study -- 8 Language and culture -- 9 Metaphor and metonymy -- 10 The big picture and a look ahead -- Glossary of key terms -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797963703321 |
Kay Christian | ||
Edinburgh. [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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English historical semantics / / Christian Kay and Kathryn Allan |
Autore | Kay Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh. [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 422 |
Collana | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced |
Soggetto topico | English language - Semantics, Historical |
ISBN | 0-7486-4479-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A brief history of the English lexicon -- 3 Categories of meaning -- 4 Tracing the development of individual words -- 5 How and why words change meaning -- 6 Larger categories -- 7 English colour terms: A case study -- 8 Language and culture -- 9 Metaphor and metonymy -- 10 The big picture and a look ahead -- Glossary of key terms -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820940103321 |
Kay Christian | ||
Edinburgh. [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics [[electronic resource] ] : Selected papers from 12 ICEHL, Glasgow, 21-26 August 2002 / / edited by Christian J. Kay, Carole Hough, Irene Wotherspoon |
Autore | Kay Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA, USA, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
Disciplina | 427 |
Collana |
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory
New perspectives on English historical linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics / General |
ISBN |
1-282-16040-0
9786612160400 90-272-9542-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782313903321 |
Kay Christian | ||
Philadelphia, PA, USA, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Syntax and morphology [[electronic resource] ] : selected papers from 12 ICEHL, Glasgow, 21-26 August 2002 . Volume 1 / / edited by Christian J. Kay, Simon Horobin, Jeremy Smith |
Autore | Kay Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA, USA, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
Disciplina | 427 |
Collana |
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory
New perspectives on English historical linguistics Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. New perspectives on English historical linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics / General |
ISBN |
1-282-16041-9
9786612160417 90-272-9543-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782336503321 |
Kay Christian | ||
Philadelphia, PA, USA, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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