TY  - BOOK
AU  - Valenzuela, Javier
TI  - Meaning in English: an introduction 
SN  - 9781107480162
AV  - PE 1585 .V23 2017 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- SEMANTICS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.What is semantics? -- 2.Analyzing meaning: some methods -- 3.Language and thought -- 4.Word meaning -- 5.Meaning relations -- 6.Acquisition of meaning and cross-linguistic meaning -- 7.Figurative meaning -- 8.Sentential meaning -- 9.Discourse meaning and pragmatics
N2  - This lively, compact textbook introduces readers to semantics - the study of how we construct meaning in communication. Easy to follow, and with a clear structure, it explains formal terminology in a simple and understandable way, without using formal notation or logic, and draws on dozens of examples from up-to-date empirical research findings. Offering a tight integration of classic semantic issues with cognitive science, Javier Valenzuela provides a complete and coherent overview of the main topics in this area, including a review of the empirical methods used in semantic theorizing, and discussions of both non-traditional and new topics, such as how meaning is acquired by children and how meaning is constructed cross-linguistically. Featuring illustrations, exercises, activities, suggestions for further reading, highlighted key terms, and a comprehensive glossary, this book is accessible to beginners and undergraduates, including those from non-linguistic backgrounds with no prior knowledge of linguistic analysis. It will be an essential resource for courses in English language, English studies, linguistics and the cognitive sciences
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