On Semantics
1st Edition
Published on 29. January 1980
Book
Hardback
440 pages
978-0-8122-7759-3 (ISBN)
Description
Uriel Weinreich was of the innovative and creative thinkers in the field of semantics in the twentieth century. This volume contains all of Weinreich's writings on semantics, including a number of papers that were not published in his lifetime. It includes the first paper on the universals of semantic theory, an analysis of the fundamental concepts of semantics and semiotics, and a critique of lexicography.
Reviews / Votes
"A well edited collection of Weinreich's articles." (Choice) "The critical works soar, fly; they are graceful and forceful. . . . There is reason to read and reread Weinreich on semantics." (Canadian Journal of Linguistics)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
789 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8122-7759-3 (9780812277593)
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Persons
William Labov, a student of Weinreich's, is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Beatrice S. Weinreich, folklorist and cultural geographer, worked closely with her husband, Uriel Weinreich, for twenty years.