Chapter 2. How pejoratives are made

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Abbreviations and symbols xiii
5. Figures and tables xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. Pejoration and beyond 7
8. Chapter 2. How pejoratives are made 33
9. Chapter 3. From diminution to pejoration 61
10. Chapter 4. From excess to pejoration 101
11. Chapter 5. From resemblance to pejoration 141
12. Chapter 6. From metonymization to pejoration 163
13. Concluding remarks 183
14. Appendices 189
15. References 213
16. Index 225