17.3370, Books: Pragmatics/Semantics: Griffiths

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From: Anna Glazier < Anna.Glazier at eup.ed.ac.uk >
Subject: An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics: Griffiths 

	
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Title: An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics 
Series Title: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language  

Publication Year: 2006 
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
	   http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/
	

Book URL: http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/edition_details.aspx?id=11969 


Author: Patrick Griffiths

Hardback: ISBN: 0748616314 Pages: 208 Price: U.K. £ 40.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0748616322 Pages: 208 Price: U.K. £ 12.99


Abstract:

An introduction to the linguistic study of meaning, this book outlines the
meaning potential (semantics) of English and how language knowledge is put
to use (pragmatics). As well as gaining a systematic overview of meaning in
English, readers can learn how to argue for analyses. Among the significant
concepts introduced are denotation, sense relations, event types,
explicature, implicature, presupposition, metaphor, reference, speech acts
and (at an elementary level) Generalised Quantifier Theory. Sense relations
- such as antonymy and hyponymy - are presented as summarising patterns of
entailment. The sense of a word is seen as the contributions it makes to
the entailments carried by sentences.

This textbook is compact and self-contained, offering:
* discussion of many examples 
* a theoretically informed approach
* accessible organisation and style
* detailed treatment of selected areas of English 
* consolidation and extension through exercises

The 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.

Table of Contents
1. Studying Meaning
2. Adjective Meanings
3. Noun Vocabulary
4. Verbs and Situations
5. Figurative Language
6. Tense and Aspect
7. Modality, Scope and Quantification
8. Pragmatics
9. Connecting Utterances to the Background
Suggested answers for the exercises
Bibliography
Index 



Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics
                     Semantics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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