Overview
- Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, an accessible and lively introduction to semantics and how language works
Covers core topics of linguistic study: phonology, morphology and syntax
Contains glossary of linguistic terms for ease of reference
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About this book
This accessible and lively introduction to semantics and the multi-faceted nature of language guides the student and non-specialist through the major ways in which the English language makes meaning. The author discusses the meaning of linguistic units at all levels of language, from sound to discourse, while studying also the role of theories and models themselves in helping us to understand human linguistic behaviour. Through examples and exercises, readers are encouraged to think through and evaluate complex ideas and theories for themselves.
About the author
LESLEY JEFFRIES is Principal Lecturer in the Division of English, University of Huddersfield. Her writing on stylistics and critical linguistics includes The Language of Twentieth-Century Poetry.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Meaning in English
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Language Study
Authors: Lesley Jeffries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26491-9
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Lesley Jeffries 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 267
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Comparative Linguistics