Author: | Betty J Birner | ISBN: | 9781351374040 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 6, 2017 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Betty J Birner |
ISBN: | 9781351374040 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | November 6, 2017 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
Language and Meaning provides a clear, accessible and unique perspective on the philosophical and linguistic question of what it means to mean. Looking at relationships such as those between literal and non-literal meanings, linguistic form and meaning, and language and thought, this volume tackles the issues involved in what we mean and how we convey it. Divided into five easy-to-read chapters, it features:
Aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics, this book is essential reading for those studying this topic for the first time.
Language and Meaning provides a clear, accessible and unique perspective on the philosophical and linguistic question of what it means to mean. Looking at relationships such as those between literal and non-literal meanings, linguistic form and meaning, and language and thought, this volume tackles the issues involved in what we mean and how we convey it. Divided into five easy-to-read chapters, it features:
Aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics, this book is essential reading for those studying this topic for the first time.