主に日本語の用例に即して、タルスキを元祖とする形式意味論を学べる、画期的な入門テキスト。This introductory linguistics text 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.