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Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) - Hardcover
Synopsis
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.
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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
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2099
- ISBN 10 0198700113
- ISBN 13 9780198700111
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages416
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