THE EXISTENCE OF SYNONYMS IN A LANGUAGE - 2 FORMS BUT ONE, OR RATHER 2 MEANINGS

Authors
DEJONGE B
Citation
B. Dejonge, THE EXISTENCE OF SYNONYMS IN A LANGUAGE - 2 FORMS BUT ONE, OR RATHER 2 MEANINGS, Linguistics, 31(3), 1993, pp. 521-538
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Language & Linguistics","Language & Linguistics
Journal title
Linguistics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00243949
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
521 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-3949(1993)31:3<521:TEOSIA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This paper focuses on the problem of synonymy. In practice, the existe nce of synonyms is generally accepted, but in theory, synonymy is unde sirable. In this article an attempt is made to show that functional di fferences in meaning can distinguish two apparently synonymous verbs i n Modern Italian.