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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 how language knowledge is put to use (pragmatics). As well as gaining a systematic overview of meaning in English, readers can learn how to argue for analyses. Among the significan...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
©2006.
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| Collection: | Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.