From etymology to pragmatics : metaphorical and cultural aspects of semantic structure /
Metaphorical and cultural aspects of semantic structure.
by Eve Sweetser.
- Cambridge [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- xi, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge Studies in Linguistics ; 54. .
Includes bibliographical references : (p. 159-167) and indexes.
Introduction--Semantic structure and semantic change : English perception-verbs in an Indo-European context--Modality--Conjunction, coordination and subordination--Conditionals--Retrospect and prospect.
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Semantics. Grammar, Comparative and general. Modality (Linguistics).