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Publication details [#6390]

Lyons, John. 1966. Firth's theory of 'meaning'. In Bazell, C.E., J.C. Catford, M.A.K. Halliday and R.H. Robins, eds. In memory of J.R. Firth. Longman. pp. 288–302.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

firthian tradition | meaning theory | situation

Annotation

Critical examination of Firth's contextual theory of meaning (especially the concept 'context of situation').