
Semantics
A. Cowie(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 5. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-19-438923-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Oxford Introductions to Language Study is a series of brief, clear introductions to the main areas of language study. These books are written for teachers and students of linguistics and language studies. The layout is carefully structured and easy for readers to follow. Each book is split into three main sections:
Survey - an outline of the key concepts and current thinking.
Readings - authentic writings from experts and established names.
References - suggestions for further reading.
Semantics
Semantics looks at what words are and how they have multiple meanings and forms. It discusses groupings of lexical items, approaches to analysing the semantic structure of words, and the relationship of meanings to syntactic structure. This is a short, accessible introduction to this key area of language study by a respected expert in the field. The author describes some of the creative processes by which new senses develop for words and phrases, and informs the reader about current thinking and acts as a guide for further enquiry.
Survey - an outline of the key concepts and current thinking.
Readings - authentic writings from experts and established names.
References - suggestions for further reading.
Semantics
Semantics looks at what words are and how they have multiple meanings and forms. It discusses groupings of lexical items, approaches to analysing the semantic structure of words, and the relationship of meanings to syntactic structure. This is a short, accessible introduction to this key area of language study by a respected expert in the field. The author describes some of the creative processes by which new senses develop for words and phrases, and informs the reader about current thinking and acts as a guide for further enquiry.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
ELT/ESL
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-438923-5 (9780194389235)
Schweitzer Classification