On Semantics - Hardcover

by Uriel Weinreich (Author), 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.

Author Biography

William Labov, a student of Weinreich's, is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Beatrice S. Weinreich, folklorist and cultural geographer, worked closely with her husband, Uriel Weinreich, for twenty years.