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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
Paperback. This text examines the nature of language from the perspective of inference rather than representation. It proposes a theory that renders linguistic "meaning" in terms of "use", explaining how semantic content can be conferred on expressions and attitudes that are part of social practice. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFG; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674543300
- ISBN
- 9780674543300
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.42
€ 53.99
€ 45.42
Hardback. This text brings together some of the most significant contemporary philosophical work on linguistic representation and understanding, providing an introduction to core questions in the philosophy of language. Topics discussed include analyticity and translational indeterminacy. Editor(s): Richard, Mark. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222224
- ISBN
- 9780631222224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.59
€ 143.59
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253204967
- ISBN
- 9780253204967
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. * Discusses the relationship between meaning and representation. * Illustrates the differences that exist on the question of how formal representations relate to semantic representations. * Includes contributions by Tim Crane, Jerry Fodor, Paul Horwich, John Hyman, Ernie Lepore, Gregory McCulloch and Mark Sainsbury. Editor(s): Borg, Emma. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; HPM; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235774
- ISBN
- 9780631235774
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Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402297
- ISBN
- 9781845402297
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Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
paperback. A lively, up-to-date and compact introduction to semantics, accessible to those with no prior knowledge of linguistics. Series: Cambridge Introductions to the English Language. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107480162
- ISBN
- 9781107480162
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Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90
Paperback. This is an introduction to pragmatics. The book accords a central place to the roles of both speaker and hearer in the construction of meaning and takes account of both social and psychological factors in the generation and interpretation of utterances. Series: Learning About Language. Num Pages: 240 pages, references, indices. BIC Classification: CFG; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582291515
- ISBN
- 9780582291515
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Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the ways in which meaning is conveyed in language. Alan Cruse covers semantic matters, but also deals with topics that are usually considered to fall under pragmatics. A major aim is to highlight the richness and subtlety of meaning phenomena, rather than to expound any particular theory. Series: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 512 pages, figures. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199559466
- ISBN
- 9780199559466
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. Paul Elbourne explores the complex nature of meaning in crystal clear language. He draws on approaches developed in linguistics, philosophy, and psychology - assuming a knowledge of none of them - in a manner that will appeal to everyone interested in this essential element of human psychology and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199696628
- ISBN
- 9780199696628
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Condition: New
€ 25.21
€ 25.21
Paperback. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 350 x 307 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Representation and Interaction. Series: Media Topics. 208 pages, 3 line drawings. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Dimension: 350 x 307 x 12. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623488
- ISBN
- 9780748623488
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623471
- ISBN
- 9780748623471
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Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 97.45
€ 100.65
€ 97.45
Paperback. This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Editor(s): Hyland, Ken. Series: Continuum Discourse. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826476111
- ISBN
- 9780826476111
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Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardcover. Metaphor supposes that an ordinary word could have been used, but instead something unexpected appears. The point of a metaphor is to enrich experience by bringing different associations to mind, by giving something a different life. The prophetic character of metaphor, Denis Donoghue says, changes the world by changing our sense of it. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674430662
- ISBN
- 9780674430662
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Hardback. The contributors present a coherent collection of work on the functioning of metaphor in public discourse and related discourse areas from a broadly cognitive-linguistic background, providing a state-of-the-art overview of research on the discursive grounding of metaphor from a cognitive-linguistic perspective. Editor(s): Musolff, Andreas; Zinken, Jorg. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537309
- ISBN
- 9780230537309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.26€ 31.58
€ 85.26
€ 31.58
Paperback. The way in which we understand the concept of intelligence is rooted in metaphor and metonymy. This book explores the motivation for some of the lexemes in this semantic field across the history of the English language, considering the range of cognitive mechanisms and cultural factors that can inform metaphorical and metonymical mappings. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190855
- ISBN
- 9781405190855
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Condition: New
€ 32.25
€ 32.25
Paperback. Treating issues of language, aesthetics, semiotics, and cognition, this book offers an evaluation and an original theory of the ways our cultural values have informed the metaphors we use to address music. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 colour plate, 7 halftones, 95 line drawings, 76 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273136
- ISBN
- 9780226273136
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.13
€ 51.99
€ 40.13
paperback. Empirical studies of metaphor have made possible detailed analyses of how metaphors actually structure conceptualization and reasoning. Researchers have also learned that metaphor is a conceptual and experiential process that structures the world. This volume contributes to these advances. Editor(s): Johnson, Mark. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Psychology Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805899399
- ISBN
- 9780805899399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446282410
- ISBN
- 9781446282410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. Sequential relations and Strategies in Expository Text. Series: Advances in Discourse Processes. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781567502183
- ISBN
- 9781567502183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.24
€ 62.24
Hardcover. By clarifying the ways in which agreement on moral issues between people from different traditions can be pursued through moral discourse, this book provides a coherent conceptual framework for addressing the political, social and environmental problems arising from unresolved moral conflict. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034665
- ISBN
- 9780268034665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98