Opposition in discourse : the construction of oppositional meaning

Jeffries, Lesley 1956- (Author).

Summary: Lesley Jeffries introduces a phenomenon which has not been given the attention it deserves - the contextual construction of oppositional meaning.€ These are opposites not recognisable as such out of context but that are clearly set up this way in the text concerned. € The significance of oppositional meaning is well-known, and has been discussed by scholars for millennia, from Philosophy to Politics.€ But the main emphasis has always been on the conventional opposite: the opposite recognised by lexical semantics. € Starting from socio-cultural viewpoints, moving to original.

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ISBN: 1441101624
ISBN: 9781441101624
ISBN: 1472593774
ISBN: 9781472593771
ISBN: 6613207985
ISBN: 9786613207982
ISBN: 1847065120
ISBN: 9781847065124
ISBN: 9781283207980
ISBN: 1283207982
ISBN: 1441198636
ISBN: 9781441198631
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 147 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgements; Chapter One: What are opposites?; Chapter Two: How opposites are constructed in texts and what they mean; Chapter Three: Literary effects of constructed opposition; Chapter Four: The role of opposition-construction in discourse meanings; Chapter Five: The significance of opposition in language and texts; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.