Maienborn Claudia, von Heusinger Klaus, Portner Paul (Eds.). Semantics: An International Handbook of Natural Language Meaning: Volume 3

Walter de Gruyter, 2012. — 943 p. — (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 33.3).This handbook comprises, in three volumes, an in-depth presentation of the state of the art in linguistic semantics from a wide variety of perspectives. It contains 112 articles written by leading scholars from around the world. These articles present detailed, yet accessible, introductions to key issues, including the analysis of specific semantic categories and constructions, the history of semantic research, theories and theoretical frameworks, methodology, and relationships with related fields; moreover, they give expert guidance on topics of debate within the field, on the strengths and weaknesses of existing theories, and on the likely directions for the future development of semantic research. In many cases, the articles written for this handbook promise to become the standard references on the topics they cover. This work will provide an essential reference for both advanced students and researchers in semantics and related fields within linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and other areas.- state of the art in linguistic semantics
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