Meaning in english : An introduction to language study

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This accessible and lively introduction to semantics and the multifaceted nature of language guides the student and non-specialist through the major ways in which the English language makes meaning. The author discusses the meaning of linguistic units at all levels of language, from sound to discourse. In addition, the text focuses directly on the role of theories and models themselves in helping us to understand human linguistic behaviour. Through examples and exercises, readers are encouraged to think through and evaluate complex ideas and theories for themselves. Lesley Jeffries is Principal Lecturer in English, University of Huddersfield. Her writing on stylistics and criticallinguistics includes The Language ofTwentieth-Century Poetry.