Meaning: A Slim Guide to Semantics (Oxford Linguistics)
"This is a perfect guide to what semantics is all about. The book is informative, scholarly, witty, entertaining, and funny. It doesn't shy away from hard puzzles and unsolved problems, and places semantics where it belongs: at the intersection of linguistics, logic, metaphysics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience."--Angelika Kratzer, University of Massachusetts at Amherst"The book is a well-written guide for anyone who wants to get a complete picture of what semantics is about...Elbourne inspires the reader to think about problems in semantics. Additionally, he shows that semantics is not a subject only for scientists, but rather a daily matter with consequences concerning life and death. Surprisingly, Elbourne does all of this without boring the reader."--Linguist List"A well-written guide for anyone who wants to get a complete picture of what semantics is about...Elbourne succeeds in making the reader laugh out of the blue while reading aboutthe most serious problems in semantics."--Linguist List"Elbourne writes lively prose and he conveys the sense that the contemporary studyof meaning is rich, exciting and developing rapidly." --Philosophy in Review