Semantic Analysis: A Practical Introduction (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

Goddard, Cliff

ISBN 10: 0198700164 / ISBN 13: 9780198700166

Published by Oxford University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Semantic Analysis: A Practical Introduction (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198700164
• ISBN 13: 9780198700166
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Semantic Analysis is a lively and clearly written introduction to the study of meaning in language, and to the language-culture connection. Goddard covers traditional and contemporary issues and approaches with the relationship between semantics, conceptualization, and culture as a key theme. He also details a number of case studies that draw on a wide range of material from non-Indo-European languages, particularly Australian Aboriginal languages and Malay, on which the author is an authority.

About the Author

Cliff Goddard is Professor of Linguistics at Griffith University, Australia. He was previously Professor of Linguistics, University of New England. His books include The Languages of East and Southeast Asia (OUP 2005). He is co-editor with Anna Wierzbicka of Meaning and Universal Grammar (Benjamins 2002) with whom he is currently working on a book concerned with words and meanings.