Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

By D. Alan Cruse

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. It covers topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics, as well as semantic matters. The author seeks, above all, to display and to explain the richness and subtlety of meaning, and to that end provides abundant examples throughout the text. Numerous exercises (and suggested answers) are provided at every stage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198700105
• ISBN13: 9780198700104
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.9" x 6.7"