Full of human interest and fascinating cultural details Consistent and commonsense approach Lots of exercises with solutions provided A proven and popular textbook thoroughly revised and updated New to this edition A new chapter on physical activity verbs New material on cognitive linguistics and nonverbal communication many additional exervises with suggested solutions This lively textbook introduces students and scholars to practical and precise methods for articulating the meanings of words and sentences, and for revealing connections between language and culture. Topics range over emotions, speech acts, words for animals and artefacts, motion, activity verbs, causatives, discourse particles, and nonverbal communication. Alongside English, it features a wide range of other languages, including Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, and Australian Aboriginal languages. Undergraduates, graduate students and professional linguists alike will benefit from Goddard's wide-ranging summaries, clear explanations and analytical depth. Meaning is fundamental to language and linguistics. This book shows that the study of meaning can be rigorous, insightful and exciting.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956028-8
- Editorial: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 04/08/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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