Meaning in English - An Introduction to Language Study

Lesley Jeffries

ISBN 10: 0333659163 / ISBN 13: 9780333659168

Published by Palgrave, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Meaning in English - An Introduction to Language Study
• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333659163
• ISBN 13: 9780333659168
• Binding: broché
• Condition: Bon
• Seller catalogs:
  • La Marge

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Synopsis

This accessible and lively introduction to semantics and the multi-faceted nature of language guides the student and non-specialist through the major ways in which the English language makes meaning. The author discusses the meaning of linguistic units at all levels of language, from sound to discourse, while studying also the role of theories and models themselves in helping us to understand human linguistic behaviour. Through examples and exercises, readers are encouraged to think through and evaluate complex ideas and theories for themselves.

About the Author

Professor Lesley Jeffries is Chair of English Language and Director of the Stylistics Research Centre at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She is also Chair of the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) from 2007-10.