E-Books → Analyzing English Grammar, 7th Edition

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Analyzing English Grammar, 7th Edition
English | 9780205252527 | 432 pages | PDF | 3.67 MiB
This advanced grammar text encourages students to think critically about grammar and exposes them to a variety of linguistic theories as it prepares them to become K-12 English teachers.

E-Books → Analyzing meaning An introduction to semantics and pragmatics (Textbooks in Language Sciences 5)

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Analyzing meaning: An introduction to semantics and pragmatics (Textbooks in Language Sciences 5) By Paul R. Kroeger
2019 | 482 Pages | ISBN: 396110137X | PDF | 2 MB
Published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence (CC BY 4.0):http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect.Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered.As the title indicates, this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages, to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or, in some places, semi-formal), although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.Did you like this book?This book was brought to you for freePlease help us in providing free access to linguistic research worldwide. Visit http://www.langsci-press.org/donate to provide financial support or register as a community proofreader or typesetter at http://www.langsci-press.org/register.