Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Symbols and typographical conventions; Part I. Paradigmatic Relations, Generally: 1. Why lexical relations?; 2. A pragmatic approach to semantic relations; 3. Other approaches; Part II. Paradigmatic Relations, Specifically: 4. Synonymy and similarity; 5. Antonymy and contrast; 6. Hyponymy, meronymy and other relations; 7. Lexicon and metalexicon: implications and explorations; Appendix: relation elements; Notes; References; Index.

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Handbook on semantic relations between words, and different approaches to how these are mentally represented.

About the Author

M. Lynne Murphy is Lecturer in Linguistics at the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex

Reviews

From the hardback review: 'A new book on semantic relations? Is there anything left to be said on this topic? Lynne Murphy gives a positive answer to these questions. The novelty of her approach comes from the interdisciplinary perspective she adopts.' Studies in Informatics and Control From the hardback review: 'Murphy's book sheds light on the important challenges and interesting insights which the matter of SR's are still able to offer, even if such relations have been subject of interest for centuries.' The Linguist List From the hardback review: 'The book is in many ways an impressive achievement: well written and cogently argued, it demonstrates sharp analytical skills, methodological awareness and stringency, and a depth of scholarship of the highest international standard. A particularly commendable feature of the study is the way the author manages to attend to detail without losing sight of the big picture ... there can be little doubt that Semantic relations and the lexicon makes a very significant contribution to current thinking about lexical semantics, and that future scholarship will find the book difficult to ignore. It is hereby warmly recommended.' Acta Lingvistica Hafniensia From the hardback review: '... there can be little doubt that Semantic Relations and the Lexicon makes a very significant contribution to current thinking about lexical semantics, and that future scholarship will find the book difficult to ignore. It is hereby warmly recommended.' International Journal of Linguistics