What It All Means
Semantics for (Almost) Everything
$52.78
- Hardcover
520 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2023
Summary
How meaning works—from monkey calls to human language, from spoken language to sign language, from gestures to music—and how meaning is connected to truth.
We communicate through language, connecting what we mean to the words we say. But humans convey meaning in other ways as well, with facial expressions, hand gestures, and other methods. Animals, too, can get their meanings across without words. In What It All Means, linguist Philippe Schlenker explains how meaning works, f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262047432 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262047438 |
| Author: | Philippe Schlenker |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 520 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“It’s one of the best popular science books on linguistics I’ve ever read: a page-turner brimming with fascinating pieces of information, including Schlenker’s own theories.”
–Marc van Oostendorp, Professor of Dutch and Academic Communication, Radboud University of Nijmegen
About The Author
Philippe Schlenker
Philippe Schlenker is Senior Research Fellow at Centre national de la recherche scientifique (Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris) and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University. His work spans all aspects of meaning, from philosophical logic to formal semantics, in both spoken and signed languages.
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