Semantics

John I. Saeed

Book 25 of Introducing Linguistics

Language: English

Publisher: Wiley

Published: Feb 10, 2003

Description:

Revised and updated to reflect recent theoretical developments in the field, Semantics*, 4th Edition,* presents an engaging and accessible introduction to the study of meaning in language for students new to the field of semantics.

  • Covers all of the basic concepts and methods of the field of semantics, as well as some of the most important contemporary lines of research
  • Features a series of new exercises, along with their solutions, that are arranged by level of difficulty
  • Addresses componential theory, formal semantics, and cognitive semantics, the three main current theoretical approaches to semantics
  • Includes revisions and updates that reflect the most recent theoretical developments