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Meaning in language

Paperback • 2011 • English • 3. edition

Meaning in language: an introduction to semantics and pragmatics

By Cruse, D. A.

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About the book

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language, covering not only semantic matters but also topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics. Above all, the book displays and explains the richness and subtlety of meaning, with the aid of numerous examples and exercises throughout the text. Highly readable, written with style and wit, Meaning in Language is not bound to any particular theory, but provides explanations of theoretical approac...Show more

Philosophy of language
Sociolinguistics
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

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ISBN

9780199559466

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

3

Original title

Meaning in language

Format

Paperback

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