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This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect.
- Subject:
- Linguistics
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Language Science Press
- Author:
- Paul Kroeger
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2015