Synopses & Reviews
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3. Word Meaning:.
Introduction.
Words And Grammatical Categories.
Words And Lexical Items.
Problems With Pinning Down Word Meaning.
Lexical Relations.
Derivational Relations.
Lexical Universals.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
4. Sentence Relations And Truth:.
Introduction.
Logic And Truth.
Necessary Truth, A Priori Truth And Analyticity.
Entailment.
Presupposition.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
5. Sentence Semantics 1: Situations:.
Introduction.
Classifying Situations.
Modality And Evidentiality.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
6. Sentence Semantics 2: Participants:.
Introduction: Classifying Participants.
Thematic Roles.
Grammatical Relations And Thematic Roles.
Verbs And Thematic Role Grids.
Problems With Thematic Roles.
The Motivation For Identifying Thematic Roles.
Voice.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
7. Context And Inference:.
Introduction.
Deixis.
Reference And Context.
Knowledge As Context.
Information Structure.
Inference.
Conversational Implicature.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
8. Functions Of
Review
“This book is an invaluable resource for students and instructors. It offers impressively broad coverage of semantic theory, and it strikes an ideal balance between theoretical developments and empirical investigation.”
Christopher Potts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
“This lively and engaging book provides an excellent introduction to current linguistic semantics.
Its coverage is comprehensive, taking readers from foundational concepts, through descriptive techniques, to theoretical approaches to the subject. The use of languages other than English to exemplify the discussion is particularly refreshing, and this revised edition will continue to provide teachers with a clear and easy to use textbook, and students with a solid foundation in semantics.”
Ronnie Cann, Edinburgh University
Review
"This new edition of Saeed's textbook is clearly written and very comprehensive, with updated discussions of important areas in semantics. It is impeccably structured, includes useful exercises and will serve as an excellent main text for introductory and intermediate semantics classes."
David Adger, Queen Mary, University of London "This lively book provides a truly comprehensive introduction to current linguistic semantics. Used in introductory and intermediate courses in semantics, it will supply teachers with an easy-to-use basic text and students with an accessible source of dependable information." Ronnie Cann, University of Edinburgh
Synopsis
This book provides an engaging and accessible introduction to semantics for students new to the field. It covers basic concepts and methods and discusses some of the most important contemporary lines of research. The third edition has been completely revised and updated, and now includes:
- New sections on classifiers and noun classes, as well as conceptual integration
- An extended discussion of theory
- Additional examples throughout in order to familiarize the student with the practice of semantic description
- Increased numbers of chapter exercises, now with solutions to selected exercises
Synopsis
This book provides an engaging introduction to semantics for students new to the field. It covers the basic concepts and methods of the field and discusses some of the most important contemporary lines of research.
Semantics is divided into three parts: the first establishes the place of semantics within linguistics and its relationship to other disciplines. The second introduces key topics in the description of word and sentence meaning. The final part reviews the three main current theoretical approaches to semantics: componential theory, formal semantics, and cognitive semantics. Each chapter contains exercises that familiarize the student with the practice of semantic description.
The second edition of this classic work is a complete revision that updates and extends the discussion of theories, and is a vital resource for students of semantics.
Synopsis
This second edition of Semantics provides an engaging introduction to semantics for students new to the field.
Synopsis
This second edition of
Semantics provides an engaging introduction to semantics for students new to the field.
- This second edition provides an engaging introduction to semantics for students new to the field.
- Covers the basic concepts and methods of the field and discusses some of the most important contemporary lines of research.
- Contains exercises that familiarize the student with the practice of semantic description.
- Completely revised and updated with an extended discussion of theory.
About the Author
John I. Saeed is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College, University of Dublin. He is the author of several books, including Somali Reference Grammar (second edition, 1993) and Somali (1999).
Table of Contents
List Of Figures And Tables.
Preface.
List Of Abbreviations And Symbols.
Part I: Preliminaries:.
1. Semantics In Linguistics:.
Introduction.
Semantics And Semiotics.
Three Challenges In Doing Semantics.
Meeting The Challenges.
Semantics In A Model Of Grammar.
Some Important Assumptions.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
2. Meaning, Thought And Reality:.
Introduction.
Reference.
Reference As A Theory Of Meaning.
Mental Representations.
Words, Concepts And Thinking.
Summary.
Further Reading.
Exercises.
Notes.
Part II: Semantic