Typographic conventionsFrom the preface to the first editionPreface to the second editionPreface to the third editionPart 1 Fundamental Notions1 Introduction2 Logic and meaning3 Concepts and meaningPart 2 Words and Meanings4 Lexical units5 Contextual variability of word meaning6 Paradigmatic relations of inclusion and identity7 Paradigmatic relations of exclusion and opposition8 Lexical hierarchies9 Syntagmatic semantic relations10 Describing lexical senses 1: dimensions and structures11 Describing lexical senses 2: approaches to the specification of word meaning12 Extensions of meaningPart 3 Grammatical Meaning13 Grammatical meaning;nouns and noun phrases14 Argument structure15 Verbs and adjectives16 Prepositions17 Derivational affixesPart 4 Pragmatics18 Speech acts19 Reference and deixis20 Conversational implicaturesEpilogueAnswers to questionsReferencesAuthor indexSubject index