Svartvik, Jan ; editor: - Words : Proceedings of an International Symposium, Lund, 25-26 August 1995

Stockholm, Kungl. Vitterhets Akademien, (1996). orig.wrappers, dustwrapper.. 23x14cm, 249 pp. Series: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikivitets Akademien, Konferenser 36.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contains 14 papers, all in English. Includes: 'Bagaba' and 'Carcari': Or, the Paradox at the Heart of Language; Fair Words & Foul; The Mental Word Web: Forging the Links; Words, Metaphors & Cognition: A Bridge Between Domains; Cohesive Words: A Paper of Consequence; Creole Words; Romance Words in English: From History to Pedagogy; 'The Best & Most Excellentest Way': The Rivalling Forms of Adjective Comparison in Late Middle & Early Modern English; The Use of Modals in British & American Newspapers; Lexical Life Expectancy: A Prognostic Guide; Grammarians Lexicon, Lexicographer's Lexicon: Worlds Apart; Grammar & Nonsense or Syntax and Word Senses: A Revolution in Lexicography for the Learner.