Language and Meaning - Betty Birner

Language and Meaning

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Buch | Softcover
164 Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-21824-6 (ISBN)
32,40 inkl. MwSt
This book introduces readers to philosophical, semantic, and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in human language.
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:






Broad coverage of semantic, pragmatic and philosophical approaches, providing the reader with a balanced and comprehensive overview of the topic;



Frequent examples to demonstrate how meaning is perceived and manipulated in everyday discourse, including the importance of context, scientific studies of human language, and theories of pragmatics;



Topics of debate and key points of current theories, including references to ongoing controversies in the field;



Annotated further reading, allowing students to explore topics in more detail.

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.

Betty J. Birner is a professor in the Department of English at Northern Illinois University, USA.

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Philosophical approaches to meaning

Chapter Three: Semantics

Chapter Four: Pragmatics

Chapter Five: Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Guides to Linguistics
Zusatzinfo 7 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 180 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-138-21824-3 / 1138218243
ISBN-13 978-1-138-21824-6 / 9781138218246
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