On Semantics.

Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971. Hardcover First Edition (1980), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages in accordance with University of Pennsylvania Press's customary practice. First Edition (1980), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages in accordance with University of Pennsylvania Press's customary practice. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows mild shelf rubbing at the bottom edge of the yellow cloth-covered boards near the corner tips; the front board is ever so slightly bowed; else flawless; the binding is square and secure. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of minor imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows mild rubbing panels; unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.35 x 1.35 inches). xvii, 420 pages. Edited by William Labov and Beatrice S. Weinrich. Language: English. Weight: 27 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Uriel Weinreich was of the innovative and creative thinkers in the field of semantics in the twentieth century. This volume contains all of Weinreich's writtings on semantics, including a number of papers that were not published in his lifetime. It includes the first paper on the universals of semantic theory, an analysis of the fundamental concepts of semantics, and a critique of lexicography.