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Analyzing Meaning
Paul R Kroeger
Analyzing Meaning
Paul R Kroeger
This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 9, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9781013293047 |
Publishers | Saint Philip Street Press |
Pages | 500 |
Dimensions | 216 × 279 × 26 mm · 1.15 kg |
Language | English |
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