Semantic Analysis: A Practical Introduction

by Cliff Goddard

Book Overview

This lively textbook introduces students and scholars to practical and precise methods for articulating the meanings of words and sentences, and for revealing connections between language and culture. Topics range over emotions, speech acts, words for animals and artifacts, motion, activity verbs, causatives, discourse particles, and nonverbal communication. Alongside English, it features a wide range of other languages, including Malay, Chinese,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199560285
• ISBN13: 9780199560288
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.8" x 9.6"