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What is Meaning

What is Meaning

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Series: Fundamentals of Linguistics

Linguistics

ISBN10: 1405109181
ISBN13: 9781405109185
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Jan 28 2005
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.54 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field's key ideas about how language works.

  • Explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory
  • Combines foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena to provide readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of the human language
  • Includes exercises and thought-provoking questions to facilitate learning

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