Realms of Meaning

An Introduction to Semantics

Thomas Hofmann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

360 Seiten

1993
Longman (Verlag)
978-0-582-02886-9 (ISBN)

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Part of the Longman Annotated texts series, this volume provides an introduction to semantics. Amongst the areas covered are: markedness; opposites and negatives; deixix; orientations; modal verbs; limits to events; propositions; reference and predication; and words and sentences.

Provides an understanding of the way meaning works in natural languages, against a background of how we communicate with language. Examples are chosen mainly from English to provide material for the wider discussion of the principles of the subject, but European, East Asian and other languages also provide illuminating examples.

Thomas Hofmann

Preface

1. On Entering the Realms
2. Markedness
3. Opposites and Negatives
4. Deixis
5. Orientations
6. Modal Verbs
7. Time: Tense and Aspect
8. Limits to Events
9. Prepositions
10. Reference and Predication
11. Words and Sentences
12. Word Meanings
13. Combining Sentences
14. Meaning and Context
15. Afterwords

Acknowledgements
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.1993
Reihe/Serie	Learning about Language
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	670 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-582-02886-8 / 0582028868
ISBN-13	978-0-582-02886-9 / 9780582028869
Zustand	Neuware