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An introduction to English semantics and pragmatics / Patrick Griffiths ; revised by Chris Cummins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Edinburgh textbooks on the English languagePublication details: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2017.Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 174 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781474412810
  • 1474412815
  • 9781474412834
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE1585 GRI 2017
Contents:
Studying meaning -- Adjective meanings -- Noun vocabulary -- Verbs and situations -- Figurative language -- Tense and aspect -- Modality, scope and quantification -- Pragmatics -- Connecting utterances to the background.
Summary: The book outlines the meaning potential (semantics) of English and how language knowledge is put to use (pragmatics). Readers will gain a systematic overview of meaning in English and will learn how to frame semantic and pragmatic analyses. The significant concepts introduced include denotation, sense relations (such as antonymy and hyponymy), explicature, implicature, presupposition, metaphor, reference, speech acts and quantification.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuni ODeL- Balaka Satellite Centre Library PE 1585 GRI 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 028980 Available MzuLM-028980
Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuni ODeL- Karonga Satellite Centre Library PE 1585 GRI 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 028981 Available MzuLM-028981

Previous edition: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Studying meaning -- Adjective meanings -- Noun vocabulary -- Verbs and situations -- Figurative language -- Tense and aspect -- Modality, scope and quantification -- Pragmatics -- Connecting utterances to the background.

The book outlines the meaning potential (semantics) of English and how language knowledge is put to use (pragmatics). Readers will gain a systematic overview of meaning in English and will learn how to frame semantic and pragmatic analyses. The significant concepts introduced include denotation, sense relations (such as antonymy and hyponymy), explicature, implicature, presupposition, metaphor, reference, speech acts and quantification.

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