Language and Meaning

<p><em>Language and Meaning</em> provides a clear accessible and unique perspective on the philosophical and linguistic question of what it means to mean. Looking at relationships such as those between literal and non-literal meanings linguistic form and meaning and language and thought this volume tackles the issues involved in what we mean and how we convey it. Divided into five easy-to-read chapters it features:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Broad coverage of semantic pragmatic and philosophical approaches providing the reader with a balanced and comprehensive overview of the topic;</li> <p> </p> <li>Frequent examples to demonstrate how meaning is perceived and manipulated in everyday discourse including the importance of context scientific studies of human language and theories of pragmatics;</li> <p> </p> <li>Topics of debate and key points of current theories including references to ongoing controversies in the field;</li> <p> </p> <li>Annotated further reading allowing students to explore topics in more detail.</li> </ul><p>Aimed at undergraduate students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics this book is essential reading for those studying this topic for the first time.</p>