Meaning
A Slim Guide to Semantics
Paul Elbourne
Reviews and Awards
"This is a perfect guide to what semantics is all about. The book is informative, scholarly, witty, entertaining, and funny. It doesn't shy away from hard puzzles and unsolved problems, and places semantics where it belongs: at the intersection of linguistics, logic, metaphysics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience."--Angelika Kratzer, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"The book is a well-written guide for anyone who wants to get a complete picture of what semantics is about...Elbourne inspires the reader to think about problems in semantics. Additionally, he shows that semantics is not a subject only for scientists, but rather a daily matter with consequences concerning life and death. Surprisingly, Elbourne does all of this without boring the reader."--Linguist List
"An unintimidating and admirable entry-point into both the technical and the philosophical dimensions of semantics." --Daniel Harris, Mind
"Elbourne writes lively prose and he conveys the sense that the contemporary study of meaning is rich, exciting and developing rapidly." --Philosophy in Review