| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 436 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series,
0165-7763 ;
vol. 129
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 129.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
General Introduction: an informal characterization of meaning -text semantics -- I. Meaning-Text Approach and Meaning-Text Models: 1. Some basic linguistic notions; 2. Linguistic paraphrase; 3. Meaning-text theory and meaning-text linguistic models -- II. Semantic Representation in a Meaning-Text Model: 4. The semantic structure of utterances; 5. Semantemes of causation in natural language; 6. Semantic-communicative structure. |
| Summary |
This book presents an innovative and novel approach to linguistic semantics, beginning with the idea that language can be described as a system for the expression of linguistic Meanings as particular surface forms or Texts. Semantics is specifically that system of rules that ensures a correct transition from a Semantic Representation of the Meaning of a family of synonymous sentences to the Deep Syntactic Representation of a particular sentence. Framed in the terms of Meaning-Text linguistics, this volume discusses in detail the problems of Semantic Representation --including the semantic struc. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Sentences.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Sentences. |
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Meaning (Psychology)
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Meaning (Psychology) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Beck, David, 1963-
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Polguère, Alain, 1959-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Melʹčuk, Igorʹ A. (Igorʹ Aleksandrovič), 1932- Semantics. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 9789027205964 (DLC) 2012017459 (OCoLC)793421811 |
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Print version: Mel'cuk, Igor A. Semantics : From meaning to text. Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©2012 9789027205964 |
| ISBN |
9789027273437 (electronic book) |
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902727343X (electronic book) |
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1280676841 |
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9781280676840 |
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9789027205964 (hardback) |
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9027205965 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
9786613653772 |
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