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An introduction to English semantics and pragmatics / Patrick Griffiths ; revised by Chris Cummins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Griffiths, Patrick, author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language.
- Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Semantics.
- English language.
- Pragmatics.
- English language--Semantics--Problems, exercises, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 p.) : 7 B/W illustrations
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A classic introduction to the study of meaning, revitalised for a new generation of linguistsIdeal for undergraduate students exploring English linguistics for the first time, the new edition of this successful textbook is compact and self-contained, offering:Expanded coverage of topic areas such as figurative language, compositional meaning and quantificationUp-to-date, real-life examples drawn from a wide range of sources to clearly illustrate key concepts, such as how speakers use novel metaphors and metonymsAdditional exercises to further reinforce and develop key conceptsThorough signposting to contemporary research publications in semantics and pragmaticsThis clear and accessible textbook introduces the crucial concepts essential to your study of the semantics and pragmatics of English. Coverage is wide-ranging, taking you from word meaning to the level of discourse, and explaining how these topics are treated in contemporary linguistic research. Chapters cover adjective, noun and verb meanings, situation types, figurative language, tense, aspect, modality, quantification, topic and focus. Explanations of entailment, compositionality and scope provide a foundation for subsequent study of formal semantics.Supported by chapter summaries and with plenty of usage examples, exercises and discussion questions, you will not only gain a systematic overview of meaning in English but be equipped with the tools to argue for specific analyses as well.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Preface to the third edition
- 1 Studying meaning
- 2 Sense relations
- 3 Nouns
- 4 Adjectives
- 5 Verbs
- 6 Tense and aspect
- 7 Modality, scope and quantification
- 8 Pragmatic inference
- 9 Figurative language
- 10 Utterances in context
- 11 Doing things with words
- Suggested answers to the exercises
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 30, 2024).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781399504638
- 1399504630
- 9781399504621
- 1399504622
- OCLC:
- 1378176496
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