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An introduction to English semantics and pragmatics /
An introduction to the linguistic study of meaning, this book outlines the meaning potential (semantics) of English and ways in which the potential is put to use (pragmatics). It offers a systematic overview of meaning in English, as well as learning how to argue for analyses.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2017]
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| Edición: | Second edition / |
| Colección: | Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of figures and tables; Preface; 1 Studying meaning; 2 Adjective meanings; 3 Noun vocabulary; 4 Verbs and situations; 5 Figurative language; 6 Tense and aspect; 7 Modality, scope and quantification; 8 Pragmatics; 9 Connecting utterances to the background; Suggested answers to the exercises; Bibliography; Index