Meaning in English : an introduction /
Valenzuela, Javier, author.
Meaning in English : an introduction / Javier Valenzuela. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2017. - xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Cambridge Introductions to the English Language .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-283) and index.
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.
English text.
9781107096370 (hardback)
English language--Semantics.
CIR PE 1585 / V35 2018
Meaning in English : an introduction / Javier Valenzuela. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2017. - xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Cambridge Introductions to the English Language .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-283) and index.
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.
English text.
9781107096370 (hardback)
English language--Semantics.
CIR PE 1585 / V35 2018