Semantics: An Introduction to Meaning in Language (Hardcover)

Ronnie Cann

ISBN 10: 0521819628 / ISBN 13: 9780521819626

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009

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Hardcover. The study of meaning in language has developed dramatically over the last fifty years. Semantics is distinctive as it not only presents a general introduction to the topic, including the most recent developments, but it also provides a unique perspective for addressing current issues. It opens by introducing readers to the study of logic (natural deduction) as the background against which developments have taken place. This demonstrates the link between semantics and the study of reasoning and how this view can provide new solutions to the puzzles that have plagued the approaches presented in other textbooks. The major subject areas of semantics are discussed, including quantification, anaphora and discourse, tense and aspect, ellipsis and context, and word meaning. The book also presents state-of-the-art research in topics at the forefront of semantics. Presents a general introduction to semantics, including the most recent developments. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Semantics: An Introduction to Meaning in Language (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521819628
• ISBN 13: 9780521819626
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The study of meaning in language has developed dramatically over the last fifty years. Semantics is distinctive as it not only presents a general introduction to the topic, including the most recent developments, but it also provides a unique perspective for addressing current issues. It opens by introducing readers to the study of logic (natural deduction) as the background against which developments have taken place. This demonstrates the link between semantics and the study of reasoning and how this view can provide new solutions to the puzzles that have plagued the approaches presented in other textbooks. The major subject areas of semantics are discussed, including quantification, anaphora and discourse, tense and aspect, ellipsis and context, and word meaning. The book also presents state-of-the-art research in topics at the forefront of semantics.

About the Authors

Ronnie Cann is a Reader in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh.

Ruth Kempson is a Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London.

Eleni Gregoromichelaki is a Research Associate in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London.