MEANING IN LANGUAGE. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics.

Cruse, D. Alan.

ISBN 10: 0198700105 / ISBN 13: 9780198700104

Edité par O.U.P., 2000., 2000

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1st edition. Small 4to. xii + 424pp. Ownership inscription to verso of upper wrapp. Paperback in original pictorial wrapps. with purple lettering to spine, rubbed to edges. ISBN 0198700105 US$12.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: MEANING IN LANGUAGE. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics.
• Éditeur: O.U.P., 2000.
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0198700105
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780198700104
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

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 exemplification throughout the text. Numerous exercises (and suggested answers) are provided at every stage. The book is not bound to any particular theory, but provides explanations of theoretical approaches and perspectives as the context requires. The author stresses the need for conceptual clarity in all analyses of meaning. Meaning in Language is readable and vigorous, written with style and wit. It will be widely welcomed by students in linguistics, philosophy, and literature.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.