How words mean [electronic resource] : lexical concepts, cognitive models, and meaning construction / Vyvyan Evans.

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Evans, Vyvyan

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford linguisticsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 377 p.) : illISBN:

9780191715495 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

401.43 22

LOC classification:

P325

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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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