Preface
Author''s preface
SECTION I
Survey
1 Words and meanings
Words, words, words
Multiple meaning
Meaningful relatio
Set sentences
Components of meaning
Summary
2 Word-formation
Lexicalization
Productivity
Prefixes
Suffixes
Conveion
Compounds
Winne and lose
3 Multiple meaning
Polysemy and homonymy
Testing for meanings
Specialization of meaning
Metaphor
Classes of metapho
Metonymy
Creativity and slang
4 Meaningful relatio
Pai and groupings: synonymy
Pai and groupings: ranks
Binary contrasts: antonyms
Binary contrasts: complementaries
Binary contrasts: convees
Groupings: hyponymy
Groupings: non-branching hierarchies
5 Set phrases
Set phrases and set sentences
Collocatio
Idioms
Proverbs, catchwords, and formulae
Set phrases and creativity
6 Components of meaning
Componential analysis
Marked and unmarked
Some advantages of a componential approach
Denotation and connotation
7 Semantics and the dictionary
Grammatical and lexical items
Complex words
Multiple meaning
Meaningful relatio
Componential analysis
Phraseology
Conclusio
SECTION Z
Readings
SECTION 3
References
SECTION 4
Glossary
Acknowledgements