Revised and updated to reflect recent theoretical developments in the field, Semantics , 4th Edition, presents an engaging and accessible introduction to the study of meaning in language for students new to the field of semantics. * Covers all of the basic concepts and methods of the field of semantics, as well as some of the most important contemporary lines of research * Features a series of new exercises, along with their solutions, that are arranged by level of difficulty * Addresses componential theory, formal semantics, and cognitive semantics, the three main current theoretical approaches to semantics * Includes revisions and updates that reflect the most recent theoretical developments