Semantics: A Cognitive Account of Linguistic Meaning

by Zeki Hamawand

Semantics: A Cognitive Account of Linguistic Meaning is a comprehensive introduction to the study of the meaning of linguistic expressions in English: words and sentences. In conducting the analysis, it draws on two sources. First, it relies on the assumptions of Cognitive Linguistics, which describes language as being non-modular, symbolic, usage-based, meaningful and creative. Second, it hinges on the assumptions of Cognitive Semantics, which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781792488
• ISBN13: 9781781792483
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"