Meaning in language : an introduction to semantics and pragmatics / Alan Cruse.

By:

Cruse, D. A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) | Oxford textbooks in linguisticsPublication details: Oxford, Dar es Salaam : Oxford University Press, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 497 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199559466 (pbk.)
0199559465 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

401.43 CRU 22nd ed.

LOC classification:

P325 .C784 2011

Summary: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language, covering not only semantic matters but also topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics. Above all, the book displays and explains the richness and subtlety of meaning, with the aid of numerous examples and exercises throughout the text. Highly readable, written with style and wit, Meaning in Language is not bound to any particular theory, but provides explanations of theoretical approaches and perspectives as the context requires, with a stress throughout on the need for conceptual clarity.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Language/Linguistics/Kiswahili Lugha	401.43 CRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00001683
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Language/Linguistics/Kiswahili Lugha	401.43 CRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00001684
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Language/Linguistics/Kiswahili Lugha	401.43 CRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00001682

Includes bibliography and indexes

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language, covering not only semantic matters but also topics normally considered to fall under pragmatics. Above all, the book displays and explains the richness and subtlety of meaning, with the aid of numerous examples and exercises throughout the text. Highly readable, written with style and wit, Meaning in Language is not bound to any particular theory, but provides explanations of theoretical approaches and perspectives as the context requires, with a stress throughout on the need for conceptual clarity.

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