2013. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Understanding Semantics is an accessible and invaluable introduction to the three main traditions of semantics: structuralism and decomposition, cognitive semantics and formal semantics. Series: Understanding Language. Num Pages: 392 pages, 85 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594. . . . . .

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Title: Understanding Semantics
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1444122436
ISBN 13: 9781444122435
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New

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Understanding Semantics, Second Edition, provides an engaging and accessible introduction to linguistic semantics. The first part takes the reader through a step-by-step guide to the main phenomena and notions of semantics, covering levels and dimensions of meaning, ambiguity, meaning and context, logical relations and meaning relations, the basics of noun semantics, verb semantics and sentence semantics. The second part provides a critical introduction to the basic notions of the three major theoretical approaches to meaning: structuralism, cognitive semantics and formal semantics.

Key features include:

A consistent mentalist perspective on meaning
Broad coverage of lexical and sentence semantics, including three new chapters discussing deixis, NP semantics, presuppositions, verb semantics and frames
Examples from a wider range of languages that include German, Japanese, Spanish and Russian.
Practical exercises on linguistic data
Companion website including all figures and tables from the book, an online dictionary, answers to the exercises and useful links at routledge.com/cw/loebner

This book is an essential resource for all undergraduate students studying semantics.

Sebastian L�bner is a Professor of Linguistics at the Institute for Language and Information at the University of D�sseldorf, Germany

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Sebastian L�bner is Professor for general linguistics at the University of D�sseldorf, Germany. His main research interests are linguistic semantics and cognitive linguistics.

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