Language and Meaning Contributor(s): Birner, Betty J. (Editor), Birner, Betty J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138218235 ISBN-13: 9781138218239 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $138.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
Dewey: 401.43 |
LCCN: 2017036304 |
Series: Routledge Guides to Linguistics |
Physical Information: 164 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Language and Meaning provides a clear, accessible and unique perspective on the philosophical and linguistic question of what it means to mean. Looking at relationships such as those between literal and non-literal meanings, linguistic form and meaning, and language and thought, this volume tackles the issues involved in what we mean and how we convey it. Divided into five easy-to-read chapters, it features:
Aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics, this book is essential reading for those studying this topic for the first time. |