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First published in 1852, 'Roget's Thesaurus' has come to be one of the most famous and widely used reference works in the world. This book exposes the conceptual framework behind the thesaurus and shows how it can be interpreted as a predecessor of linguistic semantics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hüllen, Werner
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Roget, Peter Mark, > 1779-1869. > Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
Thesaurus of English words and phrases (Roget, Peter Mark)
English language > Synonyms and antonyms.
English language > Lexicography.
English language > Semantics.
Thesauri > Publishing.
Subject headings > Publishers and publishing.
Anglais (Langue) > Synonymes et antonymes.
Anglais (Langue) > Lexicographie.
Anglais (Langue) > Sémantique.
Vocabulaires contrôlés > Édition.
Dictionnaires analogiques > Édition.
REFERENCE.
Subject headings > Publishers and publishing
English language > Lexicography
English language > Semantics
English language > Synonyms and antonyms
Thesaurus of English words and phrases (Roget)
Engels.
Synoniemen.
Woordenboeken.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:First published in 1852, 'Roget's Thesaurus' has come to be one of the most famous and widely used reference works in the world. This book exposes the conceptual framework behind the thesaurus and shows how it can be interpreted as a predecessor of linguistic semantics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 410 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-404) and index.
ISBN:1423788761
9781423788768
9786610907694
6610907692
9780199254729
0199254729