Networks and knowledge in Roget's Thesaurus /

Werner Hullen discusses the influence of Roget's Thesaurus abroad (Germany and the Romance countries) and examines how the Thesaurus prepared the way for the more recent idea of network semantics. He concludes by considering the role of synonymy in language from a perspective of cognitive lingu...

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Main Author:	Hüllen, Werner
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
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. REFERENCE. English language > Lexicography English language > Semantics English language > Synonyms and antonyms Electronic books.
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Summary:	Werner Hullen discusses the influence of Roget's Thesaurus abroad (Germany and the Romance countries) and examines how the Thesaurus prepared the way for the more recent idea of network semantics. He concludes by considering the role of synonymy in language from a perspective of cognitive linguistics.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 217 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index.
ISBN:	9780191564680 0191564680 9780199553235 0199553238 9780191720352 0191720356