Studying Meaning Semantics and Pragmatics

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Studying Meaning provides a comprehensive introduction to semantics and pragmatics covering all key concepts and new developments in an accessible manner. By introducing semantics and pragmatics together the book compares their contributions to meaning and provides a coherent view. It also highlights where the boundaries between these disciplines lie. The 14 chapters trace the historical development of semantics and pragmatics and incorporate recent subfields such as cognitive semantics embodiment theories and intercultural pragmatics. The book offers an up-to-date overview of research methodologies drawing on examples from various languages and empirical data from corpora. Each chapter end…