Meaning in language : an introducation to semantics and pragmatics / Alan Cruse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruse, D. A.

Series:

Oxford textbooks in linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

xii, 441 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Typographic conventions ix

Part 1 Fundamental Notions 1

2 Logical matters 17

3 Types and dimensions of meaning 39

4 Compositionality 63

Part 2 Words and their Meanings 81

5 Introduction to lexical semantics 83

6 Contextual variability of word meaning 101

7 Word meanings and concepts 123

8 Paradigmatic sense relations of inclusion and identity 141

9 Paradigmatic relations of exclusion and opposition 159

10 Word fields 173

11 Extensions of meaning 193

12 Syntagmatic relations 215

13 Lexical decomposition 233

14 New directions in lexical semantics: a dynamic construal approach 259

Part 3 Semantics and Grammar 273

15 Grammatical semantics 275

Part 4 Pragmatics 313

16 Reference and deixis 315

17 Speech acts 343

18 Conversational implicatures 361.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [417]-424) and indexes.

ISBN:

019926306X

OCLC:

54024211