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An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics

Paperback • 2006 • English

An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics

By Patrick Griffiths

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About the book

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.

Literacy
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
Language teaching theory and methods

Book details

ISBN

9781280553899

Publisher

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics

Format

Paperback

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