How Long to Read Semantics as Science

How Long Does it Take to Read Semantics as Science?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 30 minutes to read Semantics as Science by Richard K. Larson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An introductory linguistics textbook that takes a novel approach: studying linguistic semantics as an exercise in scientific theory construction. This introductory linguistics text takes a novel approach, one that offers educational value to both linguistics majors and nonmajors. Aiming to help students not only grasp the fundamentals of the subject but also engage with broad intellectual issues and develop general intellectual skills, Semantics as Science studies linguistic semantics as an exercise in scientific theory construction. Semantics offers an excellent medium through which to acquaint students with the notion of a formal, axiomatic system—that is, a system that derives results from a precisely articulated set of assumptions according to a precisely articulated set of rules. The book develops semantic theory through the device of axiomatic T-theories, first proposed by Alfred Tarski more than eighty years ago, introducing technical elaboration only when required. It adopts Japanese as its core object of study, allowing students to explore and investigate the real empirical issues arising in the context of non-English structures, a non-English lexicon and non-English meanings. The book is structured as a laboratory science text that poses specific empirical questions, with 25 short units, each of which can be covered in one class session. The layout is engagingly visual, designed to help students understand and retain the material, with lively illustrations, examples, and quotations from famous scholars.

How long is Semantics as Science?

Semantics as Science by Richard K. Larson is 497 pages long, and a total of 127,729 words.

This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Semantics as Science Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 37 minutes to read Semantics as Science aloud.

What Reading Level is Semantics as Science?

Semantics as Science is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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