Book contents
- The Geography of Words
- The Geography of Words
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I How Words Are Studied
- Part II How Words Are Carved Out
- Part III How Things Are Done with Words
- Part IV How Words Are Born
- Part V Where Words Live
- Part VI A Word After
- Part VII Words about Words
- References
- Index of Languages
- Person and Subject Index
Part I - How Words Are Studied
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2021
Book contents
- The Geography of Words
- The Geography of Words
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I How Words Are Studied
- Part II How Words Are Carved Out
- Part III How Things Are Done with Words
- Part IV How Words Are Born
- Part V Where Words Live
- Part VI A Word After
- Part VII Words about Words
- References
- Index of Languages
- Person and Subject Index
Summary
This chapter tackles questions such as how to differentiate a word from a nonword and what features should be ascribed to a word.
This chapter looks at the inner structure of words, the intricate networks of their senses.
This chapter looks into the issues of the links between the words in the lexicon and how words cross from one language to another.
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- The Geography of WordsVocabulary and Meaning in the World's Languages, pp. 7 - 16Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021