Language and Meaning (Routledge Guides to Linguistics)

Language and Meaning introduces readers to philosophical, semantic, and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in human language. This book first addresses philosophical issues concerning the relationship between language and meaning and then introduces the two categories of linguistic meaning? semantic and pragmatic meaning. Each chapter features discussion points which can be used as issues for debate in class or as quick revision points for key issues. Aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics, this book is essential reading for those stuyding this topic for the first time.

• | Author: Betty J. Birner
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Oct 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 164 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138218243
• | ISBN-13: 9781138218246