基本説明
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. New to this edition: a new chapter on physical activity verbs; new material on cognitive linguistics and nonverbal communication; many additional exercises with suggested solutions.
Full Description
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.
Contents
1. Semantics: The Study of Meaning ; 2. Three Traditions: Lexicography, Logic, and Structuralism ; 3. NSM and Other Contemporary Approaches ; 4. The Semantics of Emotions ; 5. Speech-act Verbs ; 6. Discourse Particles and Interjections ; 7. Animals and Artefacts ; 8. Motion ; 9. Physical Activity Verbs ; 10. Causatives ; 11. Grammatical Categories ; 12. Developments, Extensions, and Applications ; Solutions to Selected Exercises ; Bibliography
