Kreidler Charles W. Introducing English Semantics

Routledge, 1998. — 332 p.This textbook is intended to introduce principles of linguistic semantics at university level. As the title suggests, the book differs from any other
text now in print in its special focus on the English language and in the attention it gives to the lexical and grammatical devices that English employs to express meanings. Students should finish the course with a sense of what semantics is about and how semantic analysis is done; they should
also have a deeper appreciation of English and of the nature of language in general.Introducing English Semantics:
deals with relations of words to other words, and sentences to other sentences
illustrates the importance of ‘tone of voice’ and ‘body language’ in faceto-face exchanges, and the role of context in any communication
makes random comparisons of features in other languages
explores the knowledge speakers of a language must have in common to enable them to communicate
discusses the nature of language; the structure of discourse; the distinction between lexical and grammatical meaning
examines such relations as synonymy, antonymy, and hyponymy; ambiguity; implication; factivity; aspect; and modality
has a wealth of exercises
includes a glossary of terms