Analyzing meaning: An introduction to semantics and pragmatics
Paul Kroeger, "Analyzing meaning: An introduction to semantics and pragmatics"
English | ISBN: 3985540489 | 2022 | 494 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 3985540489 | 2022 | 494 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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.
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