28.2248, Books: Meaning in English: Valenzuela

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Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 11:03:10
From: Jack Groutage [jgroutage at cambridge.org]
Subject: Meaning in English: Valenzuela

 


Title: Meaning in English 
Subtitle: An Introduction 
Publication Year: 2017 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/semantics-and-pragmatics/meaning-english-introduction 


Author: Javier Valenzuela

Paperback: ISBN:  9781107480162 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 27.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107480162 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 21.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107480162 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 28.59


Abstract:

This lively, compact textbook introduces readers to semantics - the study of
how we construct meaning in communication. Easy to follow, and with a clear
structure, it explains formal terminology in a simple and understandable way,
without using formal notation or logic, and draws on dozens of examples from
up-to-date empirical research findings. Offering a tight integration of
classic semantic issues with cognitive science, Javier Valenzuela provides a
complete and coherent overview of the main topics in this area, including a
review of the empirical methods used in semantic theorizing, and discussions
of both non-traditional and new topics, such as how meaning is acquired by
children and how meaning is constructed cross-linguistically. Featuring
illustrations, exercises, activities, suggestions for further reading,
highlighted key terms, and a comprehensive glossary, this book is accessible
to beginners and undergraduates, including those from non-linguistic
backgrounds with no prior knowledge of linguistic analysis. It will be an
essential resource for courses in English language, English studies,
linguistics and the cognitive sciences.
 



1. What is semantics?
2. Analyzing meaning
3. Language and thought
4. Word meaning
5. Meaning relations
6. Acquisition of meaning and cross-linguistic meaning
7. Figurative meaning
8. Sentential meaning
9. Discourse meaning and pragmatics.
 


Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Semantics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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