Language and meaning
Language and meaning provides a clear, accessible and unique perspective on the philosophical and linguistic question of what it means to mean. Looking at relationships such as those between literal and non-literal meanings, linguistic form and meaning, and language and thought, this volume tackles the issues involed in what we mean and how we convey it.
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- Full title :Language and meaning / Betty J. Birner.
Summary
Language and meaning provides a clear, accessible and unique perspective on the philosophical and linguistic question of what it means to mean. Looking at relationships such as those between literal and non-literal meanings, linguistic form and meaning, and language and thought, this volume tackles the issues involed in what we mean and how we convey it.
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- Publication Date:2018.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 154 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781138218239, 1138218235, 9781138218246, 1138218243
- oclc:on1004376264
- LC Classification:P325
- Dewey Decimal:401/.43
Table of Contents
Introduction -- What does it mean to mean? -- Philosophical approaches to meaning -- Semantics -- Pragmatics -- Conclusion.
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