Cruse, D. A.

Meaning in language : an introduction to semantics and pragmatics / Alan Cruse. - 3rd ed. - Oxford, Dar es Salaam : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xiii, 497 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) . - Oxford textbooks in linguistics. .

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.

9780199559466 (pbk.) 0199559465 (pbk.)

2010513401

GBB080583 bnb

015594226 Uk


Semantics.
Pragmatics.

P325 / .C784 2011

401.43 CRU