Lexical Semantics is about the meaning of words. Although
obviously a central concern of linguistics, the semantic behaviour
of words has been unduly neglected in the current literature, which
has tended to emphasize sentential semantics and its relation to
formal systems of logic. In this textbook D. A. Cruse establishes
in a principled and disciplined way the descriptive and
generalizable facts about lexical relations that any formal theory
of semantics will have to encompass. Among the topics covered in
depth are idiomaticity, lexical ambiguity, synonymy, hierarchical
relations such as hyponymy and meronymy, and various types of
oppositeness. Syntagmatic relations are also treated in some
detail. The discussions are richly illustrated by examples drawn
almost entirely from English. Although a familiarity with
traditional grammar is assumed, readers with no technical
linguistic background will find the exposition always accessible.
All readers with an interest in semantics will find in this
original text not only essential background but a stimulating new
perspective on the field.
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