Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

The Text And Exercises In This New Edition Have Been Fully Updated To Take Into Account The Most Recent Developments In The Field And A New Chapter Has Been Added Outlining New Directions In The Study Of Lexical Semantics.--jacket. Pt. 1. Fundamental Notions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Logical Matters -- 3. Types And Dimensions Of Meaning -- 4. Compositionality -- Pt. 2. Words And Their Meanings -- 5. Introduction To Lexical Semantics -- 6. Contextual Variability Of Word Meaning -- 7. Word Meanings And Concepts -- 8. Paradigmatic Sense Relations Of Inclusion And Identity -- 9. Paradigmatic Relations Of Exclusion And Opposition -- 10. Word Fields -- 11. Extensions Of Meaning -- 12. Syntagmatic Relations -- 13. Lexical Decomposition -- 14. New Directions In Lexical Semantics: A Dynamic Construal Approach -- Pt. 3. Semantics And Grammar -- 15. Grammatical Semantics -- Pt. 4. Pragmatics -- 16. Reference And Deixis -- 17. Speech Acts -- 18. Conversational Implicatures. Alan Cruse. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [417]-426) And Indexes.