Approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais
In the English lexicon, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with kn- (phonologically/n/in contemporary English). The overall objective is to show that the semiological invariance of this henristically-formed class corresponds to a notional invariance within a particular subset of ‘kn- wor...
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Approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais |
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Approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais |
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Approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais |
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approche lexico-cognitive des "mots en kn-’" du vocabulaire anglais |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi |
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Anglophonia |
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1278-3331 2427-0466 |
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2007-12-01 |
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In the English lexicon, I explore the class of lexical items beginning with kn- (phonologically/n/in contemporary English). The overall objective is to show that the semiological invariance of this henristically-formed class corresponds to a notional invariance within a particular subset of ‘kn- words’. I claim that kn- is the surface mark of a submorphemic invariance whose source may be traced back to the conceptualization of body joints, emblematically represented by the ‘knees’. |
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cognition the human body lexicology motivation semantics |
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