22.4171, Books: Semantics/Philosophy of Language: Elbourne

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From: Jeri Dash [jeri.dash at oup.com]
Subject: Meaning: Elbourne


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Title: Meaning 
Subtitle: A Slim Guide to Semantics 
Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
	   http://www.oup.com/us
	

Book URL: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199696628.do 


Author: Paul D. Elbourne

Hardback: ISBN:  9780199585830 Pages: 192 Price: U.K. £ 40.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9780199696628 Pages: 192 Price: U.K. £ 12.99


Abstract:

This book offers an introduction to the  analysis of meaning. Our outstanding  
ability to communicate is a distinguishing feature of our species. To 
communicate is to convey meaning, but what is meaning? How do words 
combine to give us the meanings of sentences? And what makes a 
statement ambiguous or nonsensical? These questions and many others are 
addressed in Paul Elbourne's fascinating guide. He opens by asking what 
kinds of things the meanings of words and sentences could be: are they, for 
example, abstract objects or psychological entities? He then looks at how we 
understand a sequence of words we have never heard before; he considers to 
what extent the meaning of a sentence can be derived from the words it 
contains and  how to account for the meanings that can't be; and he 
examines the roles played by time, place, and the shared and unshared 
assumptions of speakers and hearers. He looks at how language interacts 
with thought and the intriguing question of whether what language we speak 
affects the way we see the world. 

Meaning, as might be expected, is far from simple. Paul Elbourne explores 
its complex issues in crystal clear language. He draws on approaches 
developed in linguistics, philosophy, and psychology - assuming a knowledge 
of none of them -in a manner that will appeal to everyone interested in this 
essential element of human psychology and culture. 



Linguistic Field(s): Philosophy of Language
                     Semantics


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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