On Semantics

by Uriel Weinreich, William Labov (Editor), Beatrice S. Weinreich (Editor)

Uriel Weinreich was of the innovative and creative thinkers in the field of semantics in the twentieth century. This volume contains all of Weinreich's writings on semantics, including a number of papers that were not published in his lifetime. It includes the first paper on the universals of semantic theory, an analysis of the fundamental concepts of semantics and semiotics, and a critique of lexicography.

420 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979