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

Cruse, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019926306X ISBN 13: 9780199263066

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2004

Synopsis

A comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. Alan Cruse covers semantic matters, but also deals with topics that are usually considered to fall under pragmatics. A major aim is to highlight the richness and subtlety of meaning phenomena, rather than to expound any particular theory. Rich in examples and exercises, Meaning in Language provides an invaluable descriptive approach to this area of linguistics for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.

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Review

Praise for the new edition 'Building on the many strengths of the first edition of Meaning in Language, Alan Cruse has significantly updated this already valuable textbook. New thinking about lexical semantics can be found alongside concise and pithy illustrations of all aspects of pragmatics and grammar, making this an excellent resource for any reader interested in the nuts and bolts of linguistic meaning.' (Mark Turin, Digital Himalaya Project, University of Cambridge)

About the Author

Alan Cruse is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Manchester University. He has held previous posts as a teacher of English in Cyprus and Iraq, and as a teacher of linguistics in Jamaica.

Consulting Editor, Cognitive Linguistics

Consulting Editor, Lexicology

Member of Advisory Board for ELT Dictionaries, OUP

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019926306X
• ISBN 13: 9780199263066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456