Grammar and Meaning: Essays in Honour of Sir John Lyons

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Grammar and Meaning: Essays in Honour of Sir John Lyons
Authors and Contributors      Edited by F. R. Palmer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreGrammar and syntax
ISBN/Barcode 9780521054775
ClassificationsDewey:415
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 January 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Since the publication of his Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics (1968), Sir John Lyons became one of the most important and internationally renowned contributors to the study of linguistics. In a career which spanned several decades, he addressed himself to a broad range of issues of fundamental importance and is particularly noted for his seminal two-volume work, Semantics (1977). This volume, which is edited with an introduction by F. R. Palmer, gathers together a collection of essays by distinguished scholars on topics related to Lyons's work. In a concluding essay, Lyons responds to the contributors and reflects on the intellectual underpinning of his own work.

Reviews

"I...recommend the book to anyone seriously interested in the relationships of semantics, pragmatics and grammar." E. Lou Hohulin, Notes on Linguistics