The first part of this course is an introduction to the study of semantics on both word and sentence level. The second part gives insights into theories of language use, particularly the part of ...

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Source: Andres Ayrton/Pexels In the last century, linguistics and philosophers of language came to distinguish between semantics and pragmatics. The semantics of a sentence is, roughly ...

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This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional ...

ABSTRACT: Pragmatic ambiguity is a universal linguistic feature. It is often regarded as a negative phenomenon and its positive functions are often ignored. Based on Verschueren’s adaptation theory, ...