Semantics: Volume 1

by John Lyons

Volume 1 provides a general and comprehensive introduction to semantics, synthesizing work on meaning and communication from many disciplines and setting semantics in the larger framework of semiotics.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language

388 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1977

About the author

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Sir John Lyons, LittD, FBA, is an English linguist, working on semantics. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lyo...]

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dated work at this point, and at times a little dense and stuffy, but still a very solid contribution.

[Gothere · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book.

[Joao]

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