The Meaning of Meaning, Etc [electronic resource] / Don L. F. Nilsen.

This paper attempts to dispel a number of misconceptions about the nature of meaning, namely that: (1) synonyms are words that have the same meanings, (2) antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, (3) homonyms are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, (4) convers...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Nilsen, Don L. F.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1976.
Subjects:	English. English Education. Language Attitudes. Language Patterns. Language Usage. Language Variation. Linguistic Theory. Nonstandard Dialects. Semantics. Sociolinguistics. Standard Spoken Usage.