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Semantics

Kate Kearns

(Modern linguistics)

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 2000

  • : uk : hard
  • : uk : pbk
  • : us : cloth
  • : us : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-294) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is an introductory textbook in semantics for lower level undergraduates, including extensive end of chapter exercises and suggestions for further reading. The main aim of the book is to provide a good understanding of a range of semantic phenomena and issues in semantics, adopting a truth conditional account of meaning, but without using a compositional formalism. The book assumes no particular background in linguistics or philosophy, and all the technical tools used are explained as they are introduced. The style aims to be accessible, with numerous examples.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction First Order Logic Modality and Possible Words Natural Language Quantifiers Definite Descriptions Indefinite Descriptions, Plurals, Generics and Mass NPs Tense and Aspect Events Aspectual Classes of Events Thematic Roles Reviewed Implicature and Explicature Further Reading Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA47497278
  • ISBN
    • 033373842X
    • 0333738438
    • 0312231822
    • 0312231830
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke,New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 308 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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