Arthur Mettinger

Dieter Kastovsky

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

A Contribution to Historical Sociolinguistics

The History of English in a Social Context

Associate Professor of English Linguistics Arthur Mettinger

Drawing on a corpus of data from contemporary novels and from Roget's Thesaurus, Dr Mettinger analyses the meaning relations that hold between antonyms (contrasting word pairs) in English.

Arthur Mettinger

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