How words mean : lexical concepts, cognitive models, and meaning construction /
'How Words Mean' introduces a new approach to the role of words and other linguistic units in the construction of meaning. It addresses the interaction between non-linguistic concepts and the meanings encoded in language, developing an account of how words are understood when we produce an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Oxford linguistics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'How Words Mean' introduces a new approach to the role of words and other linguistic units in the construction of meaning. It addresses the interaction between non-linguistic concepts and the meanings encoded in language, developing an account of how words are understood when we produce and hear language in situated contexts of use. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 377 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-371) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191571152 0191571156 9780199234677 0199234671 |