An introductory text in linguistic semantics, uniquely balancing empirical coverage and formalism with development of intuition and methodology. This introducto

Introduces the major elements of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Sections of explanation and examples are followed by practice exercises with answe

An introduction to natural language semantics that offers an overview of the empirical domain and an explanation of the mathematical concepts that underpin the

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

Presents, in simple and clear terms, the way in which humans express their ideas by talking.