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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Accessible and easy to read
This book is a great intro book to semantics. It has clear examples and explanations. Definitely recommended for beginners or anyone interested in semantics!
Published on September 11, 2009 by SF linguist
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Can you say cryptic?
If I recall correctly, Saeed writes in his intro that this book does not assume any real prior knowledge of semantics. This, however, must be a cruel joke on his part, because I (read: student with some linguistic experience) found this book to be dense, cryptic, snobbish, and generally inaccessible. Granted, semantics isn't really a pick-up-and-go subject, but I can't...
Published 14 months ago by Pipe_Nerd
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Accessible and easy to read,
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This review is from: Semantics (Introducing Linguistics) (Paperback)
This book is a great intro book to semantics. It has clear examples and explanations. Definitely recommended for beginners or anyone interested in semantics!
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Can you say cryptic?,
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This review is from: Semantics (Introducing Linguistics) (Paperback)
If I recall correctly, Saeed writes in his intro that this book does not assume any real prior knowledge of semantics. This, however, must be a cruel joke on his part, because I (read: student with some linguistic experience) found this book to be dense, cryptic, snobbish, and generally inaccessible. Granted, semantics isn't really a pick-up-and-go subject, but I can't help but feel that the book is awfully heavy for an ostensible "introduction".
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Semantics (Introducing Linguistics) by John I. Saeed (Paperback - December 23, 2008)
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