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Antonymy [PDF ebook]
A Corpus-Based Perspective

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 216 ● ISBN 9780203166253 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2004 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2286924 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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