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020			_a9781107096370 (hardback)
040			_bEnglish. _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library. _erda _aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
050			_aCIR PE 1585 _bV35 2018
100			_aValenzuela, Javier, author. _9612
245			_aMeaning in English : _ban introduction / _cJavier Valenzuela.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _cc2017.
300			_axiii, 288 pages : _c25 cm. _billustrations ;
490			_aCambridge Introductions to the English Language
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 268-283) and index.
520			_aThis 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.
546			_aEnglish text.
650			_aEnglish language _xSemantics. _9613
942			_cBK _hPE 1585 V35 2018 _2lcc _kCIR
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