How Words Mean

• Presents a revised theory of the role of words in language understanding
• Addresses the status of contemporary theories of grammar and meaning
• Provides up-to-date coverage of important areas of semantic structure
• Accessible to students as well as experts in linguistics and cognitive science

Readership: Experts in linguistics and cognitive science as well as students of these disciplines at advanced undergraduate level and above.

Vyvyan Evans, Bangor University

"An inspiring contemporary account of semantic and cognitive issues that is worth reading." - LinguistList

Part I Introduction
1: Words and Meaning
2: Towards a New Account of Word Meaning
3: Cognitive Linguistics
4: Word Meaning in LCCM Theory
Part II Lexical Representation
5: Symbolic Units
6: Semantic Structure
7: Lexical Concepts
8: Polysemy
9: Conceptual Structure
10: Cognitive Models
Part III Compositional Semantics
11: Lexical Concept Selection
12: Lexical Concept Integration
13: Interpretation
Part IV Figurative Language and Thought
14: Metaphor and Metonymy
15: The Semantics of Time
Part V Conclusions
16: LCCM Theory in Context
References
Index