TY - BOOK AU - Lyons,John ED - Cambridge University Press. TI - Semantics SN - 0521214734 AV - P325 .L96 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University KW - Semantics KW - Semiotics KW - Grammar, Comparative and general N1 - Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages [336]-356) and indexes; Vol. 1; -- 1. Introduction: some basic terms and concepts; -- 2. Communication and information; -- 3. Language as a semiotic system; -- 4. Semiotics; -- 5. Behaviourist semantics; -- 6. Logical semantics; -- 7. References, sense and denotation; -- 8. Structural semantics I: semantic fields; -- 9. Structural semantics II: sense relations N2 - A general introduction synthesizing work from many disciplines on meaning and communication. Little technical knowledge needed, as all relevant terms and concepts carefully explained ER -