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Studying Meaning Semantics and Pragmatics

184 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

184 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

184 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Studying Meaning provides a comprehensive introduction to semantics and pragmatics, covering all key concepts and new developments in an accessible manner. By introducing semantics and pragmatics together, the book compares their contributions to meaning and provides a coherent view. It also highlights where the boundaries between these disciplines lie. The 14 chapters trace the... Read more

1. A brief introduction to semantics and pragmatics 2. Language, thoughts and the world 3. Lexical semantics 4. Meaning relations between sentences 5. The semantic structure of sentences 6. Meaning and categories 7. Cognitive semantics 8. Meaning in pragmatics: from conventions to inferences 9. Pragmatic inferences: implicatures and explicatures 10. Discourse pragmatics 11. Pragmatics and social relations 12. Cross-cultural and intercultural pragmatics 13. Pragmatics and cognition 14. Semantics and pragmatics: where are the boundaries?