Meaning in English : an introduction
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Meaning in English : an introduction
（Cambridge introductions to the English language）
Cambridge University Press, 2017
- : hardback
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-283) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This lively, compact textbook introduces readers to semantics - the study of how we construct meaning in communication. Easy to follow, and with a clear structure, it explains formal terminology in a simple and understandable way, without using formal notation or logic, and draws on dozens of examples from up-to-date empirical research findings. Offering a tight integration of classic semantic issues with cognitive science, Javier Valenzuela provides a complete and coherent overview of the main topics in this area, including a review of the empirical methods used in semantic theorizing, and discussions of both non-traditional and new topics, such as how meaning is acquired by children and how meaning is constructed cross-linguistically. Featuring illustrations, exercises, activities, suggestions for further reading, highlighted key terms, and a comprehensive glossary, this book is accessible to beginners and undergraduates, including those from non-linguistic backgrounds with no prior knowledge of linguistic analysis. It will be an essential resource for courses in English language, English studies, linguistics and the cognitive sciences.
Table of Contents
- 1. What is semantics?
- 2. Analyzing meaning
- 3. Language and thought
- 4. Word meaning
- 5. Meaning relations
- 6. Acquisition of meaning and cross-linguistic meaning
- 7. Figurative meaning
- 8. Sentential meaning
- 9. Discourse meaning and pragmatics.
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