Provides an understanding of the way meaning works in natural languages, against a background of how we communicate with language. Examples are chosen mainly from English to provide material for the wider discussion of the principles of the subject, but European, East Asian and other languages also provide illuminating examples.
Preface1. On Entering the Realms2. Markedness3. Opposites and Negatives4. Deixis5. Orientations6. Modal Verbs7. Time: Tense and Aspect8. Limits to Events9. Prepositions10. Reference and Predication11. Words and Sentences12. Word Meanings13. Combining Sentences14. Meaning and Context15. AfterwordsAcknowledgementsIndex.
Jonathan Culpeper, Beth Malory, Claire Nance, Daniel Van Olmen, Dimitrinka Atanasova, Sam Kirkham, Aina Casaponsa, UK) Culpeper, Jonathan (Lancaster University
Jonathan Culpeper, Beth Malory, Claire Nance, Daniel Van Olmen, Dimitrinka Atanasova, Sam Kirkham, Aina Casaponsa, UK) Culpeper, Jonathan (Lancaster University