Meaning in Language

An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics

Alan Cruse

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English

Oxford University Press
30 January 2011

linguistics; Semantics

Series: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language, covering not only semantic matters but also topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics. Above all, the book displays and explains the richness and subtlety of meaning, with the aid of numerous examples and exercises throughout the text. Highly readable, written with style and wit, Meaning in Language is not bound to any particular theory, but provides explanations of theoretical approaches and perspectives as the context requires, with a stress throughout on the need for conceptual clarity.

The text and exercises in this third edition have been fully updated to take into account the most recent developments in the field and new chapters have been added, one on the semantics of prepositions and another on the semantics of derivational affixes.

By: Alan Cruse
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 211mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199559466
ISBN 10: 0199559465
Series: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 30 January 2011
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Cruse was formerly Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Manchester.

Reviews for Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics

Praise for the Second Edition Enjoyable throughout...an extremely good textbook. ... Certainly, the cognitive theory of meaning will get a boost with this introductory textbook. --Linguist List