{"product_id":"what-is-meaning-paul-h-portner-9781405109185","title":"What Is Meaning?: Fundamentals of Formal Semantics","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhat is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field's key ideas about how language works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena to provide readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of the human language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercises and thought-provoking questions to facilitate learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul H. Portner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405109181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405109185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.54w x 0.74d","brand":"Paul H. Portner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685982097663,"sku":"9781405109185","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1db6b774-75ff-4d53-af5b-1af53c45e052.jpg?v=1741727345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-is-meaning-paul-h-portner-9781405109185","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}