The Science of Meaning
Download or Read eBook The Science of Meaning PDF written by Derek Ball and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Derek Ball |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 2018-07-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780191059964 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019105996X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Science of Meaning by : Derek Ball
Book excerpt: By creating certain marks on paper, or by making certain sounds-breathing past a moving tongue-or by articulation of hands and bodies, language users can give expression to their mental lives. With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning. This fact can be quite mystifying, yet a science of linguistic meaning-semantics-has emerged at the intersection of a variety of disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and psychology.
