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oapen-20.500.12657-252412021-11-10T07:57:18Z Analyzing meaning Kroeger, Paul R. Linguistics bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, etc::CFGA Semantics & pragmatics This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. 2019-04-18 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:38 2020-04-01T10:31:40Z 2020-04-01T10:31:40Z 2019-02-06 book 1004853 OCN: 1100538068 2364-6209 9783961101368 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25241 eng Textbooks in Language Sciences application/pdf n/a 1004853.pdf Language Science Press 10.5281/zenodo.2538330 10.5281/zenodo.2538330 0bad921f-3055-43b9-a9f1-ea5b2d949173 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783961101368 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Berlin 104794 Language Science Press 2018 - 2020 Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect.
Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered.
As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics.
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