How words mean [electronic resource] : lexical concepts, cognitive models, and meaning construction /
by Evans, Vyvyan.
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BookSeries: Oxford linguistics: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (xv, 377 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191715495 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Semantics | Cognitive grammarOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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'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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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