<b>Realms of meaning:</b> An introduction to semantics. By Th. R. Hofmann. (Learning about language, 8.) London &amp; New York: Longman, 1993. Pp. xx, 339.

Abstract

Preface 1. On Entering the Realms 2. Markedness 3. Opposites and Negatives 4. Deixis 5. Orientations 6. Modal Verbs 7. Time: Tense and Aspect 8. Limits to Events 9. Prepositions 10. Reference and Predication 11. Words and Sentences 12. Word Meanings 13. Combining Sentences 14. Meaning and Context 15. Afterwords Acknowledgements Index.