Titre : |
Meaning in english : An introduction |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Valenzuela,Javier |
Editeur : |
Cambridge : Cambridge university press |
Année de publication : |
2017 |
Collection : |
Cambridge Introductions to the English Language |
Importance : |
288P. |
Présentation : |
Ill.en col. |
Format : |
23cm. |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-107-09637-0 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
english |
Résumé : |
This lively, compact textbook introduces readers to semantics - the study of how we construct meaning in communication. Easy to follow, and with a clear structure, it explains formal terminology in a simple and understandable way, without using formal notation or logic, and draws on dozens of examples from up-to-date empirical research findings. Offering a tight integration of classic semantic issues with cognitive science, Javier Valenzuela provides a complete and coherent overview of the main topics in this area, including a review of the empirical methods used in semantic theorizing, and discussions of both non-traditional and new topics, such as how meaning is acquired by children and how meaning is constructed cross-linguistically. Featuring illustrations, exercises, activities, suggestions for further reading, highlighted key terms, and a comprehensive glossary, this book is accessible to beginners and undergraduates, including those from non-linguistic backgrounds with no prior knowledge of linguistic analysis. It will be an essential resource for courses in English language, English studies, linguistics and the cognitive sciences. |
Meaning in english : An introduction [texte imprimé] / Valenzuela,Javier . - Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2017 . - 288P. : Ill.en col. ; 23cm.. - ( Cambridge Introductions to the English Language) . ISBN : 978-1-107-09637-0 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
Mots-clés : |
english |
Résumé : |
This lively, compact textbook introduces readers to semantics - the study of how we construct meaning in communication. Easy to follow, and with a clear structure, it explains formal terminology in a simple and understandable way, without using formal notation or logic, and draws on dozens of examples from up-to-date empirical research findings. Offering a tight integration of classic semantic issues with cognitive science, Javier Valenzuela provides a complete and coherent overview of the main topics in this area, including a review of the empirical methods used in semantic theorizing, and discussions of both non-traditional and new topics, such as how meaning is acquired by children and how meaning is constructed cross-linguistically. Featuring illustrations, exercises, activities, suggestions for further reading, highlighted key terms, and a comprehensive glossary, this book is accessible to beginners and undergraduates, including those from non-linguistic backgrounds with no prior knowledge of linguistic analysis. It will be an essential resource for courses in English language, English studies, linguistics and the cognitive sciences. |
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