Phonology, morphology, syntax, and ... squirrelly semantics.

From: ETC.: A Review of General Semantics | Date: June 22, 1997| Author: Marcinkeviciene, Ruta | Copyright information

Written scholarship on the subject of semantics deal with topics which are either too broad or too narrow. Among the noteworthy contributions which introductory students could benefit from are 'About Semantics' by L. Channing, 'Communication: The Transfer of Meaning' by Don Fabun, 'General Semantics: An Outline Survey' by Kenneth G. Johnson, 'A Course in Advanced Squirrelly Semantics' by Elizabeth J. Bourland, and an activity book prepared by D. David Bourland, Jr. The books combine linguisti...

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