LINGUIST List 17.3370

Fri Nov 17 2006

Books: Pragmatics/Semantics: Griffiths

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Directory         1.    Anna Glazier, An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics: Griffiths
Message 1: An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics: Griffiths
Date: 14-Nov-2006
From: Anna Glazier <Anna.Glaziereup.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics: Griffiths


Title: An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics Series Title: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language Published: 2006 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
                http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/

Book URL: http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/edition_details.aspx?id=11969

Author: Patrick Griffiths Hardback: ISBN: 0748616314 Pages: 208 Price: U.K. £ 40.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0748616322 Pages: 208 Price: U.K. £ 12.99
Abstract:

An introduction to the linguistic study of meaning, this book outlines themeaning potential (semantics) of English and how language knowledge is putto use (pragmatics). As well as gaining a systematic overview of meaning inEnglish, readers can learn how to argue for analyses. Among the significantconcepts introduced are denotation, sense relations, event types,explicature, implicature, presupposition, metaphor, reference, speech actsand (at an elementary level) Generalised Quantifier Theory. Sense relations- such as antonymy and hyponymy - are presented as summarising patterns ofentailment. The sense of a word is seen as the contributions it makes tothe entailments carried by sentences.

This textbook is compact and self-contained, offering:* discussion of many examples* a theoretically informed approach* accessible organisation and style* detailed treatment of selected areas of English* consolidation and extension through exercises

The chapters cover adjective, noun and verb meanings, situation types,figurative language, tense, aspect, modality, quantification, topic andfocus. Explanations of entailment, compositionality and scope provide afoundation for subsequent study of formal semantics.

Table of Contents1. Studying Meaning2. Adjective Meanings3. Noun Vocabulary4. Verbs and Situations5. Figurative Language6. Tense and Aspect7. Modality, Scope and Quantification8. Pragmatics9. Connecting Utterances to the BackgroundSuggested answers for the exercisesBibliographyIndex

Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics                             Semantics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Written In: English (eng )

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