Semantics books

An overview of linguistic and sociological approaches to text and discourse analysis.  Read More >>

An overview of linguistic and sociological approaches to text and discourse analysis.  Read More >>

This unusual book takes the form of a dialogue between a linguist and another scientist.  Read More >>

This introductory guide to language acquisition research is presented within the framework of Universal Grammar,...  Read More >>

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The Journal of the Early Book Society publishes several substantial articles in each volume with emphasis on the...  Read More >>

Includes a brief introduction to the history and elementary structure of English, Greek, and Latin, followed by...  Read More >>

"Examines how the viewpoints of literary characters may clash, causing the reader to lose the thread of the story....  Read More >>

This text purposes that the challenges posed by classroom language learning could be studied much more profitably...  Read More >>

This work aims to place new focus on grammaticalization research and explore possiblities of extending a theoretical...  Read More >>

A collection of papers devoted to studies of individual pragmatic markers or sets of markers. A variety of languages...  Read More >>

Gossip, rumour, scandal and defamation are just some of the popular discourses examined in this collection of essays...  Read More >>

These essays examine current theoretical and computational work on polysemy. Three theoretical approaches are presented:...  Read More >>

Written in 200 C.E., the Wen Fu is one of the first Chinese works about the use of language. The classic work about...  Read More >>

Uniquely emphasizing how writers of fiction, poetry, and drama talk about what they do, this introduction to literature...  Read More >>

These issues contrast sharply with traditional male-centered ideologies and give renewed vigor to a revised moral...  Read More >>

These issues contrast sharply with traditional male-centered ideologies and give renewed vigor to a revised moral...  Read More >>

In this volume, a host of distinguished scholars examine Richard Rorty's influence on twentieth-century American...  Read More >>

In this volume, a host of distinguished scholars examine Richard Rorty's influence on twentieth-century American...  Read More >>

This textbook provides both the practical steps for doing discourse analysis and the theoretical justifications...  Read More >>

This textbook provides both the practical steps for doing discourse analysis and the theoretical justifications...  Read More >>

This is an introductory textbook in semantics, including end of chapter exercises and suggestions for further reading....  Read More >>

This study presents a new perspective on small talk and its crucial role in everyday communication.  Read More >>

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