Semantics books

Horst Ruthrof argues that the body is an integral part of this hermeneutic activity and proposes that language is...  Read More >>

Rastier proposes a theoretical framework for the semantic description and typology of texts, establishing a critical...  Read More >>

This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can...  Read More >>

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The selections look at such topics as the bold speech of ancient Egyptian women, the rhetorical genres of mother's...  Read More >>

This is a compelling look at how people with illness or disability come to terms with their condition by writing...  Read More >>

Modern reading is a silent and solitary activity. Ancient reading was usually oral, either aloud, in groups, or...  Read More >>

Brings a sustained rhetorical critique to bear on central texts of the Cold War. Each contributor brings to his...  Read More >>

A scholarly biography that documents the life and work of one of the most important figures in language studies...  Read More >>

The selections look at such topics as the bold speech of ancient Egyptian women, the rhetorical genres of mother's...  Read More >>

Addresses three central issues in the study of plurality and quantification in natural languages. This collection...  Read More >>

A study of the innovative strategies, scathing attacks, and lasting impact that marked a sweeping critique of traditional...  Read More >>

This is a compelling look at how people with illness or disability come to terms with their condition by writing...  Read More >>

This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can...  Read More >>

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Horst Ruthrof argues that the body is an integral part of this hermeneutic activity and proposes that language is...  Read More >>

This is a revised version of the original 1982 edition. The numerous examples taken from literature and the press...  Read More >>

Offers an systematic introduction to semantics as applied to transformational grammars of the 'Government-Binding'...  Read More >>

This volume publishes the results of research on select lexemes covering the fields of cosmos, cursing, way, and...  Read More >>

Robert Coles is a psychiatrist with a novelist's sensibilities. Of course everything I come up with, he says,...  Read More >>

In 1998 Susan Anker set out to write a book that would help developmental students to see writing as vitally relevant...  Read More >>

Why would love for their language lead several men in southern India to burn themselves alive in its name? This...  Read More >>

A collection of papers which presents a functionalist approach to syntax, taking discourse into consideration. Essays...  Read More >>

"Based on the 1995 conference ""Negation: Syntax and Semantics"", this volume reflects a range of perspectives on...  Read More >>