Meaning and Universal Grammar
：Theory and empirical findings. Volume 2
( Studies in Language Companion Series )
Publication subTitle ：Theory and empirical findings. Volume 2
Publication series ： Studies in Language Companion Series
Author： Cliff Goddard Anna Wierzbicka
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 2002
E-ISBN: 9789027281869
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027230645
Subject： H030 Semantics, Pragmatics
Language： ENG
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Description
Irrespective of theoretical orientation, one can only be impressed by the scope of the empirical investigation as well as the depth and insight of the resulting semantic descriptions. The theoretical tenets of Anna Wierzbicka's Natural Semantic Metalanguage approach are provocative and highly controversial. They focus attention on fundamental issues and force us to rethink the nature of linguistic meaning and psychologically plausible semantic descriptions. Linguists of all persuasions can profit from examining the analyses presented in this work, the theoretical proposals made, and their possible ramifications.