Author: Eugene A. Nida
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110828693
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Componential Analysis of Meaning
Author: Eugene A. Nida
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110828693
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110828693
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Componential Analysis Method
Author: Fenglei Zhang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783640618873
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 3, University of Hamburg (Anglistik, Amerikanistik), course: Word Meaning-Sentence Meaning-Utterance Meaning, language: English, abstract: This work analyses the components of the lexicon, specifically the decomposition of the verb.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783640618873
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 3, University of Hamburg (Anglistik, Amerikanistik), course: Word Meaning-Sentence Meaning-Utterance Meaning, language: English, abstract: This work analyses the components of the lexicon, specifically the decomposition of the verb.
Introducing Semantics
Author: Nick Riemer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521851920
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
An introduction to the study of meaning in language for undergraduate students.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521851920
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
An introduction to the study of meaning in language for undergraduate students.
The Virtual Linguistics Campus
Author: Jürgen Handke, Peter Franke
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
ISBN: 383096689X
Category : Internet in education
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
ISBN: 383096689X
Category : Internet in education
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Meaning in Language
Author: D. A. Cruse
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019926306X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
A comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. Alan Cruse covers semantic matters, but also deals with topics that are usually considered to fall under pragmatics. A major aim is to highlight the richness and subtlety of meaning phenomena, rather than to expound any particular theory. Rich in examples and exercises, Meaning in Language provides an invaluable descriptive approach to this area of linguistics for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019926306X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
A comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. Alan Cruse covers semantic matters, but also deals with topics that are usually considered to fall under pragmatics. A major aim is to highlight the richness and subtlety of meaning phenomena, rather than to expound any particular theory. Rich in examples and exercises, Meaning in Language provides an invaluable descriptive approach to this area of linguistics for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.
Analyzing meaning
Author: Paul R. Kroeger
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961101361
Category : Context (Linguistics)
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages, to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or, in some places, semi-formal), although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961101361
Category : Context (Linguistics)
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages, to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or, in some places, semi-formal), although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.
Semantic Theory
Author: Ruth M. Kempson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521292092
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
An introduction to the central topics of linguistic semantics and the philosophy of language, assuming no special knowledge of philosophy or logic.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521292092
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
An introduction to the central topics of linguistic semantics and the philosophy of language, assuming no special knowledge of philosophy or logic.
Convention, Translation, and Understanding
Author: Robert Feleppa
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438402538
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This book surveys several theoretical controversies in anthropology that revolve around reconciling the objective description of culture with the influence of inquirer interests and conceptions. It relates them to discussions by followers of W.V. Quine who see the problems of anthropological inquiry as indicative of conceptual problems in the basic assumptions operative in the discipline, and in the study of language in general. Feleppa offers a revised view of the nature and function of translation in anthropology that gives a plausible account of the problems that traditional semantics introduces into anthropology, while avoiding the severe methodological import Quine envisions.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438402538
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This book surveys several theoretical controversies in anthropology that revolve around reconciling the objective description of culture with the influence of inquirer interests and conceptions. It relates them to discussions by followers of W.V. Quine who see the problems of anthropological inquiry as indicative of conceptual problems in the basic assumptions operative in the discipline, and in the study of language in general. Feleppa offers a revised view of the nature and function of translation in anthropology that gives a plausible account of the problems that traditional semantics introduces into anthropology, while avoiding the severe methodological import Quine envisions.
Approaches to Meaning
Author: Daniel Gutzmann
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004279377
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The basic claims of traditional truth-conditional semantics are that the semantic interpretation of a sentence is connected to the truth of that sentence in a situation, and that the meaning of the sentence is derived compositionally from the semantic values meaning of its constituents and the rules that combine them. Both claims have been subject to an intense debate in linguistics and philosophy of language. The original research papers collected in this volume test the boundaries of this classic view from a linguistic and a philosophical point of view by investigating the foundational notions of composition, values and interpretation and their relation to the interfaces to other disciplines. They take the classical theories one step further and closer to a realistic semantic theory that covers speaker’s intentions, the knowledge of discourse participants, meaning of fiction and literature, as well as vague and paradoxical utterances. Ede Zimmermann is a pioneering researcher in semantics whose students, friends, and colleagues have collected in this volume an impressive set of studies at the interfaces of semantics. How do meanings interact with the context and with intentions and beliefs of the people conversing? How do meanings interact with other meanings in an extended discourse? How can there be paradoxical meanings? Researchers interested in semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, anyone interested in foundational and empirical issues of meaning, will find inspiration and instruction in this wonderful volume. Kai von Fintel, MIT Department of Linguistics
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004279377
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The basic claims of traditional truth-conditional semantics are that the semantic interpretation of a sentence is connected to the truth of that sentence in a situation, and that the meaning of the sentence is derived compositionally from the semantic values meaning of its constituents and the rules that combine them. Both claims have been subject to an intense debate in linguistics and philosophy of language. The original research papers collected in this volume test the boundaries of this classic view from a linguistic and a philosophical point of view by investigating the foundational notions of composition, values and interpretation and their relation to the interfaces to other disciplines. They take the classical theories one step further and closer to a realistic semantic theory that covers speaker’s intentions, the knowledge of discourse participants, meaning of fiction and literature, as well as vague and paradoxical utterances. Ede Zimmermann is a pioneering researcher in semantics whose students, friends, and colleagues have collected in this volume an impressive set of studies at the interfaces of semantics. How do meanings interact with the context and with intentions and beliefs of the people conversing? How do meanings interact with other meanings in an extended discourse? How can there be paradoxical meanings? Researchers interested in semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, anyone interested in foundational and empirical issues of meaning, will find inspiration and instruction in this wonderful volume. Kai von Fintel, MIT Department of Linguistics
Theories of Lexical Semantics
Author: Dirk Geeraerts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019870030X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Theories of Lexical Semantics offers a comprehensive overview of the major traditions of word meaning research in linguistics. In spite of the growing importance of the lexicon in linguistic theory, no overview of the main theoretical trends in lexical semantics is currently available. This book fills that gap by charting the evolution of the discipline from the mid nineteenth century to the present day. It presents the main ideas, the landmark publications, and thedominant figures of five traditions: historical-philological semantics, structuralist semantics, generativist semantics, neostructuralist semantics, and cognitive semantics. The theoretical and methodological relationship between the approaches is a major point of attention throughout the text: going well beyond amere chronological enumeration, the book does not only describe the theoretical currents of lexical semantics, but also the undercurrents that have shaped its evolution.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019870030X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Theories of Lexical Semantics offers a comprehensive overview of the major traditions of word meaning research in linguistics. In spite of the growing importance of the lexicon in linguistic theory, no overview of the main theoretical trends in lexical semantics is currently available. This book fills that gap by charting the evolution of the discipline from the mid nineteenth century to the present day. It presents the main ideas, the landmark publications, and thedominant figures of five traditions: historical-philological semantics, structuralist semantics, generativist semantics, neostructuralist semantics, and cognitive semantics. The theoretical and methodological relationship between the approaches is a major point of attention throughout the text: going well beyond amere chronological enumeration, the book does not only describe the theoretical currents of lexical semantics, but also the undercurrents that have shaped its evolution.