Semantics

First published in 1997, this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions — taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point. It seeks to show that there exists a special type of indefinites that have an interpretati..

First published in 1985, this book analyses temporal meaning in German. The framework is that of a model-theoretic semantics, more specifically one incorporating a multi-dimensional tense logic. The first chapter presents this logic with the second chapter applying the theory to an analysis of tempo..

An exploration of the semantic approach to grammar. Topics covered in this work range from co-ordination and conjunction in combining propositions, to tense, aspect and modality in specifying states, events and actions...

Grammar and Meaning is an introduction to the study of grammar of contemporary English. It provides an impressive survey of all the main areas of English grammar, and introduces and explains the linguistic terms needed to illustrate the ways in which language works. Unlike many studies of grammar th..

This book attempts to meet the increasing demand for descriptions of how conversation works for analysing spoken interaction. It provides a systematic and exhaustive account of the structure of spoken discourse and the diverse strategies speakers use to have a conversation. It is illustrated through..

This book attempts to meet the increasing demand for descriptions of how conversation works for analysing spoken interaction. It provides a systematic and exhaustive account of the structure of spoken discourse and the diverse strategies speakers use to have a conversation. It is illustrated through..

First published in 2000, this book is about sentences containing the word or, dealing primarily with sentences in which or conjoins clauses, but also some cases in which it conjoins expressions of other categories. The author aims to give an account of the discourse properties and felicity condition..

Knowledge and Discourse presents an ecological approach to the study of discourse in social, academic and professional practices. It brings together distinguished scholars from diverse cultures - India, China, Australia, Canada among others - and discipines - linguistics, anthropology, sociology, ph..

Knowledge and Discourse presents an ecological approach to the study of discourse in social, academic and professional practices. It brings together distinguished scholars from diverse cultures - India, China, Australia, Canada among others - and discipines - linguistics, anthropology, sociology, ph..

This book introduces readers to philosophical, semantic, and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in human language...

This book introduces readers to philosophical, semantic, and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in human language...

The material in this book reviews work dating to the vocabulary control movement of the 1930s, and also refers to more recent work on the role of lexis in language learning. The main foundations of lexical semantics described, as are relevant research and pedagogical studies in vocabulary and lexico..