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Book cover for M. J. Cresswell: Language in the World

Language in the World : A Philosophical Enquiry

M. J. Cresswell
Hardcover - $163.95

A book-length treatment of relation between words and meaning using possible-worlds semantics.

Book cover for M. J. Cresswell: Semantic Indexicality

Semantic Indexicality

M. J. Cresswell
Hardcover - $314.95

Semantic Indexicality shows how a simple syntax can be combined with a propositional language at the level of logical analysis. It is the adoption of such a base language which has not been attempted before, and it is this which constitutes the origi ...

Book cover for Alan Cruse: A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics

A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics

Alan Cruse
Paperback - $36.95

This easy-to-use guide illuminates key concepts and terms in semantics and pragmatics and the study of meaning as it is conveyed through language.

Book cover for D. A. Cruse: Lexical Semantics

Lexical Semantics

D. A. Cruse
Paperback - $98.95

Lexical Semantics is about the meaning of words. Although obviously a central concern of linguistics, the semantic behavior of words has been unduly neglected in the current literature, which has tended to emphasize sentential semantics and its relat ...

Book cover for David Crystal: Words Words Words

Words Words Words

David Crystal
Hardcover - $37.95

Celebrating words both old and new, Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties. "Words Words Words" is published to coincide with the BBC series on word histories.

Book cover for David Crystal: Words Words Words

Words Words Words

David Crystal
Paperback - $26.95

Celebrating words both old and new, Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties. "Words Words Words" is published to coincide with the BBC series on word histories.

Book cover for D. Davidson: Semantics of Natural Language

Semantics of Natural Language

D. Davidson
Hardcover - $602.95



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Semantics : A Reader

Stephen Davis
Paperback - $92.95

In this selection of published articles in the area of semantics, Steven Davis and Brendan Gillon try to obtain a representative coverage of topics; approaches and recognized authors; while choosing articles which have made an important contribution ...

Book cover for Patrick de Gramont: Language and the Distortion of Meaning

Language and the Distortion of Meaning

Patrick de Gramont
Paperback - $41.95

in this book Patrick de Gramont draws upon evidence from infant observation and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. First, he demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning (psychoanalysis and Piag ...

Book cover for Vivian De Klerk: Corpus Linguistics and World Englishes

Corpus Linguistics and World Englishes : An Analysis of Xhosa English

Vivian De Klerk
Hardcover - $284.95



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