{"product_id":"linguistic-semantics-an-introduction-paperback-9780521438773","title":"Linguistic Semantics; An Introduction (Paperback) 9780521438773","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLinguistic Semantics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis successor to Language, Meaning and Context provides an invaluable introduction to linguistic semantics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Lyons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521438773, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 November 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 13.9 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...is essentially a guide for students to whom it will especially appeal by its clarity....This book remains the best textbook on the topic.\"   Journal of Indo-European Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLinguistic Semantics: An Introduction is the successor to Sir John Lyons's important study Language, Meaning and Context (1981).While preserving the general structure of the earlier book, the author has substantially expanded its scope to introduce several topics that were not previously discussed, and to take into account developments in linguistic semantics. The resulting work is an invaluable guide to the subject, offering clarifications of its specialised terms and explaining its relationship to formal and philosophical semantics and to contemporary pragmatics. With its clear and accessible style it will appeal to a wide student readership. Sir John Lyons is one of the most important and internationally renowned contributors to the study of linguistics. His many publications include Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics (1968) and Semantics (1977).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of symbols and typographical conventions\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Setting the Scene: 1. Metalinguistic preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Lexical Meaning: 2. Words as meaningful units\u003cbr\u003e 3. Defining the meaning of words\u003cbr\u003e 4. The structural approach\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Sentence-Meaning: 5. Meaningful and meaningless sentences\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sentence-meaning and propositional content\u003cbr\u003e 7. The formalisation of sentence-meaning\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Utterance-Meaning: 8. Speech acts and illocutionary force\u003cbr\u003e 9. Text and discourse\u003cbr\u003e context and co-text\u003cbr\u003e 10. The subjectivity of utterance\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for further reading\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Semantics, discourse analysis, etc [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Semantics, discourse analysis, etc\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Semantics,%20discourse%20analysis,%20etc%20%5BCFG%5D%22\"\u003eCFG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002824970520,"sku":"9780521438773","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521438773i_cb7aa4db-6c6a-4a40-8080-f85fabf5163f.jpg?v=1691381878","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/linguistic-semantics-an-introduction-paperback-9780521438773","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}