Semantics: An Introduction to Meaning in Language (Paperback)

Ronnie Cann

ISBN 10: 0521525667 / ISBN 13: 9780521525664

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009

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Paperback. perspective for addressing current issues. Presents a general introduction to semantics, including the most recent developments. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780521525664

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Title: Semantics: An Introduction to Meaning in ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Paperback

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Synopsis:

The study of meaning in language has developed dramatically over the last fifty years. Semantics is distinctive as it not only presents a general introduction to the topic, including the most recent developments, but it also provides a unique perspective for addressing current issues. It opens by introducing readers to the study of logic (natural deduction) as the background against which developments have taken place. This demonstrates the link between semantics and the study of reasoning and how this view can provide new solutions to the puzzles that have plagued the approaches presented in other textbooks. The major subject areas of semantics are discussed, including quantification, anaphora and discourse, tense and aspect, ellipsis and context, and word meaning. The book also presents state-of-the-art research in topics at the forefront of semantics.

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The study of meaning in language has developed dramatically over the last fifty years. Semantics is distinctive as it not only presents a general introduction to the topic, including the most recent developments, but it also provides a unique perspective for addressing current issues.