Semantics, Pragmatics, Philosophy: A Journey Through Meaning (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108499651)

Semantics and pragmatics - the study of meaning, and meaning in context, respectively - are two fundamental areas of linguistics, and as such are crucial to our understanding of how meaning is created. However, their theoretical ideas are often introduced without making clear connections between views, theories, and problems. This pioneering volume is both a textbook and a research guide, taking the reader on a journey through language and ultimately enabling them to think about meaning as linguists and philosophers would. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it introduces semantics, pragmatics, and the philosophy of language, showing how all three fields can address the 'big questions' that run through the study of meaning. It covers key theories and approaches, while also enabling increasingly more sophisticated questions about the interconnected aspects of meaning, with the end goal of preparing the reader to make their own, original contributions to ideas about meaning.

Author: Kasia M. Jaszczolt
ISBN-10: 1108499651
ISBN-13: 9781108499651
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2023
Pages: 438
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.69h x 6.69w x 1.02d