Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. It covers topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics, as well as semantic matters. The author seeks, above all, to display and to explain the richness and subtlety of meaning, and to that end provides abundant examples throughout the text. Numerous exercises (and suggested answers) are provided at every stage.

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Cruse, Alan

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Oxford University Press

A comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. Alan Cruse covers semantic matters, but also deals with topics that are usually considered to fall under pragmatics. A major aim is to highlight the richness and subtlety of meaning phenomena, rather than to expound any particular theory. Rich in examples and exercises, Meaning in Language provides an invaluable descriptive approach to this area of linguistics for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language, covering not only semantic matters but also topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics. Above all, the book displays and explains the richness and subtlety of meaning, with the aid of numerous examples and exercises throughout the text. Highly readable, written with style and wit, Meaning in Language is not bound to any particular theory, but provides explanations of theoretical approaches and perspectives as the context requires, with a stress throughout on the need for conceptual clarity. The text and exercises in this third edition have been fully updated to take into account the most recent developments in the field and new chapters have been added, one on the semantics of prepositions and another on the semantics of derivational affixes.

Words, Language & Grammar

Oxford University Press, USA

This alphabetic guide introduces terms referring to key concepts in semantics and pragmatics. The study of meaning as it is conveyed through language - the domain of semantics and pragmatics--is one of the central concerns of linguistics, and its importance cannot be exaggerated. Written by an author well-known in the field of semantics, the glossary provides clear and accessible explanations of terms drawn from a wide range of theoretical approaches.

A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics (Glossaries in Linguistics)

Edinburgh University Press

This easy-to-use guide illuminates key concepts and terms in semantics and pragmatics and the study of meaning as it is conveyed through language.

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Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics (Glossaries in Linguistics)

A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics (Glossaries in Linguistics)