Semantics: An Introduction to Meaning in Language

Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson, Eleni Gregoro

ISBN 10: 0521525667 / ISBN 13: 9780521525664

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Semantics: An Introduction to Meaning in Language
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521525667
• ISBN 13: 9780521525664
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistics
  • Language
  • Education
  • Philosophy
  • Reference

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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.

About the Authors

Ronnie Cann is a Reader in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh.

Ruth Kempson is a Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London.

Eleni Gregoromichelaki is a Research Associate in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London.