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Semantics


Semantics Books

Language in Thought and Action
Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics
Semantics
Semantics in Generative Grammar
Metaphors We Live By
The Tyranny of Words
Philosophical Investigations
People in Quandaries: The Semantics of Personal Adjustment
Manhood of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering (Classic Reprint)
Drive Yourself Sane : Using the Uncommon Sense of General Semantics
Analyzing meaning
Logic, Semantics, Metamathematics (English and Polish Edition)
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterBecause Internet by Gretchen McCullochThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Best Popular Language Books on Goodreads
181 books — 37 voters
Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de SaussureThe Language Instinct by Steven PinkerAn Introduction to Language by Victoria A. FromkinThe Study of Language by George YuleMetaphors We Live By by George Lakoff
Best Books about Linguistics
256 books — 224 voters

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.On Writing by Stephen KingOn Becoming a Novelist by John GardnerInto the Woods by John YorkeWrite for Life by Julia Cameron
How to Not Suck at Writing
48 books — 19 voters
Dan Burley's Jive by Dan BurleyCroaking Frogs by Les MorganSpeech and Speech Disorders in Western Thought before 1600 by Ynez Viole O NeillKa by Hugh CrosthwaiteBeyond Pure Reason by Boris Gasparov
•I Was Young And Heard Your Flattering Tongue
100 books — 1 voter

Quotes Tagged “Semantics”

“ The best argument in favor of the universality of natural language expressive power is the possibility of translation. The best argument against universality is the impossibility of translation. ”
― Emmon W. Bach
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“ Storms. How did you describe taste? "It's like color.. you see with your mouth." [Shallan] grimaced. ...more ”
― Brandon Sanderson
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Videos Tagged “Semantics”

“Convergence and Divergence in Pentateuchal Theory: Bridging the Academic Cultures of Israel, North America, and Europe.” 2 of 2
“Convergence and Divergence in Pentateuchal Theory: Bridging the Academic Cultures of Israel, North America, and Europe.” 2 of 2
Constraints Liberate, Liberties Constrain
Constraints Liberate, Liberties Constrain
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Groups Tagged "Semantics"

Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
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UMass Linguistics This is a book group hosted by the UMass Boston Applied Linguistics department. While the group …more
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