| Author | : Kasia M. Jaszczolt |
| File Size | : 54,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 16 March 2023 |
| ISBN | : 9781108606936 |
| Pages | : 440 pages |
Semantics Pragmatics Philosophy by Kasia M. Jaszczolt Book PDF Summary
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.