Lexical Meaning (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) - Hardcover

Murphy, M. Lynne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521860318 ISBN 13: 9780521860314

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The ideal introduction for students of semantics, Lexical Meaning fills the gap left by more general semantics textbooks, providing the teacher and the student with insights into word meaning beyond the traditional overviews of lexical relations. The book explores the relationship between word meanings and syntax and semantics more generally. It provides a balanced overview of the main theoretical approaches, along with a lucid explanation of their relative strengths and weaknesses. After covering the main topics in lexical meaning, such as polysemy and sense relations, the textbook surveys the types of meanings represented by different word classes. It explains abstract concepts in clear language, using a wide range of examples, and includes linguistic puzzles in each chapter to encourage the student to practise using the concepts. 'Adopt-a-Word' exercises give students the chance to research a particular word, building a portfolio of specialist work on a single word.

About this title

Book Description:

The ideal introduction for students of semantics, Lexical Meaning fills the gap left by more general semantics textbooks, providing the teacher and the student with insights into word meaning beyond the traditional overviews of lexical relations. The book explores the relationship between word meanings and syntax and semantics more generally.

About the Author:

M. Lynne Murphy is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics in the School of English at the University of Sussex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521860318
• ISBN 13: 9780521860314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276