Semantics (Saeed book) explained

Semantics
Author:John Saeed
Language:English
Subject:semantics
Genre:textbook
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Pub Date:1997 (1st ed), 2023 (5th ed)
Media Type:Print
Pages:496
Isbn:9781118430163

Semantics is a textbook on semantics by John Saeed. The book was first published in 1997 with the second edition published in 2003, third edition in 2009, fourth edition in 2015 and fifth edition in 2023.

Reception

The book was reviewed by Barbara Abbott and Lynn Burley. Burley calls it "a standout among introductory textbooks" and believes that a special advantage of the book is the examination of languages other than English in such subjects as deixis and thematic relations.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Burley . Lynn . Semantics (review) . Language . 2004 . 80 . 3 . 634–635 . 10.1353/lan.2004.0115 . 210072796 . 1535-0665.
  2. Abbott . Barbara . SEMANTICS (2nd ed.) . Studies in Second Language Acquisition . September 2005 . 27 . 3 . 465–466 . 10.1017/S0272263105210203 . 55405781 . en . 1470-1545.