Linguistic Semantics: An Introduction (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics)

Lyons, John

ISBN 10: 0521438772 / ISBN 13: 9780521438773

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Linguistic Semantics: An Introduction (Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521438772
• ISBN 13: 9780521438773
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Linguistic Semantics: An Introduction is the successor to Sir John Lyons' important textbook Language, Meaning and Context (1981). While preserving the general structure of the earlier book, the author has substantially expanded its scope to introduce several topics that were not previously discussed, and to take account of new developments in linguistic semantics over the past decade. The resulting work is an invaluable guide to the subject, offering clarifications of its specialized terms and explaining its relationship to formal and philosophical and to contemporary semantics and pragmatics. With its clear and accessible style it will appeal to a wide student readership. Sir John Lyons is one of the most important and internationally renowned contributors to the study of linguistics. His many publications include his Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics (1968) and Semantics (1977).

Book Description

Preserving the general structure of the author's important study Language, Meaning and Context (1981), this text has been expanded in scope to introduce several topics that were not previously discussed, and to take account of new developments in linguistic semantics over the past decade.