Opposition in Discourse: The Construction of Oppositional Meaning
(Part of the Bloomsbury Classics in Linguistics Series)
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Lesley Jeffries introduces a phenomenon which has not been given the attention it deserves - the contextual construction of oppositional meaning. These are opposites not recognisable as such out of context but that are clearly set up this way in the text concerned.
The significance of oppositional meaning is well-known, and has been discussed by scholars for millennia, from Philosophy to Politics. But the main emphasis has always been on the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1441101624
ISBN13:9781441101624
Release Date:January 2012
Publisher:Continuum
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.51 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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