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Semantics in Action: A Hands-On Guide (Linguistics in the World) - Softcover

Ogihara, Toshiyuki

 
9781394244850: Semantics in Action: A Hands-On Guide (Linguistics in the World)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1394244851 ISBN 13: 9781394244850
Verlag: Wiley, 2026

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Equips students to analyze meaning across languages using clear tools and rich examples

Semantics in Action provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to natural language semantics. Organized around core semantic phenomena such as quantification, relative clauses, modality, events, tense, and aspect, this concise textbook builds skills through detailed, compositional analyses and carefully chosen illustrative examples. Author Toshiyuki Ogihara, a leading voice in cross-linguistic semantic theory and research, anchors the discussion in English and supplements it with Japanese examples.

Balancing clarity with linguistic diversity, each chapter offers lucid explanations, guided analyses, and exercises that help students develop a precise understanding of semantic theory and its application. Ogihara emphasizes the compositional nature of meaning, the syntax-semantics interface, and the utility of semantic reasoning in linguistic research. Providing the foundation to engage deeply with natural language semantics, either as part of formal coursework or as preparation for more advanced research, Semantics in Action:

  • Offers a step-by-step approach to compositional semantic analysis with simple, well-chosen examples
  • Integrates English as the primary object language with targeted Japanese data to highlight theoretical contrasts
  • Supports cross-linguistic analysis, especially for students whose native language differs structurally from English
  • Includes exercises as well as charts and figures throughout

Equipping students with both theoretical insight and practical tools for independent research, Semantics in Action is ideal for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students enrolled in courses such as Formal Semantics and Natural Language Semantics.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

TOSHIYUKI OGIHARA is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington. His research focuses on formal semantics, with particular expertise in tense, aspect, and modality in both English and Japanese. He has published extensively on temporal semantics and the syntax-semantics interface and has co-authored comparative work on Hebrew, Korean, and historical Japanese.

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Semantics in Action introduces the core principles of natural language semantics through a balanced combination of theoretical rigor and accessible exposition. Focusing on English as the primary object language and drawing on Japanese data when theoretically illuminating, Toshiyuki Ogihara guides students through key semantic topics including quantification, relative clauses, propositional attitudes, modality, events, tense, and aspect. Each chapter builds on a clear logical framework, helping students grasp abstract ideas through detailed compositional analyses.

Uniquely, this accessible yet rigorous textbook makes use of a consistent, intermediate logical language, making formal representations intuitive without sacrificing precision. Exercises, diagrams, and clear examples help reinforce comprehension and give students the tools to apply semantic reasoning to a range of linguistic data. Throughout the book, students are encouraged to explore the connections between syntax and semantics and to apply formal tools to novel linguistic patterns in their own language or another.

Semantics in Action is ideal for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students studying linguistics. It is especially suited for courses in Natural Language Semantics, Formal Semantics, or Advanced Semantics as part of a linguistics curriculum as part of linguistics degree programs.

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Verlag
Wiley
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1394244851
ISBN 13 
9781394244850
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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