Relational Semantics and the Anatomy of Abstraction (Routledge Studies in Linguistics) - Softcover

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Sovran, Tamar

 
9781138548732: Relational Semantics and the Anatomy of Abstraction (Routledge Studies in Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1138548731 ISBN 13: 9781138548732
Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

This book presents a study of meaning relations, linking the philosophical tradition of conceptual analysis with recent theories and methodologies in cognitive semantics. Its main concern is the extent to which analyzing meaning relations between cognate words reveal the infrastructure of the actual and mental lexicon, assuming that language mirrors thought. Sovran aims to elucidate their infrastructure and the metaphorical and perceptual models that constitute abstract concepts, dealing finally with the role of abstraction in poetic metaphors. Overall, this volume addresses major contemporary issues in the philosophy of language and theoretical semantics.

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About the Author

Tamar Sovran is Associate Professor in the Hebrew Culture Studies Department at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138548731
ISBN 13 
9781138548732
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
200

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