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Title:An introduction to English semantics and pragmatics
From: Patrick Griffiths
Person: Griffiths, Patrick
1942-2012
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Main Author: Griffiths, Patrick 1942-2012 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press c2006
Series:Edinburgh textbooks on the English language
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188) and index
List of figures and tables; Preface; 1 Studying meaning; 2 Adjective meanings; 3 Noun vocabulary; 4 Verbs and situations; 5 Figurative language; 6 Tense and aspect; 7 Modality, scope and quantification; 8 Pragmatics; 9 Connecting utterances to the background; Suggested answers to the exercises; Bibliography; Index
An introduction to the linguistic study of meaning, this book outlines the meaning potential (semantics) of English and ways in which the potential is put to use (pragmatics). It offers a systematic overview of meaning in English, as well as learning how to argue for analyses
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 193 p.)
ISBN:0748626883
9780748616312
9780748626885