Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form

by Patrick Duffley

Book Overview

This book steers a middle course between two opposing conceptions that currently dominate the field of semantics, the logical and cognitive approaches. Patrick Duffley brings to light the inadequacies of both of these frameworks, arguing that linguistic semantics must be based on the linguistic sign itself and on the meaning that it conveys across the full range of its uses. The book offers 12 case studies that demonstrate the explanatory power of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198850727
• ISBN13: 9780198850724
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"