Ideal for undergraduate students exploring English linguistics for the first time, the new edition of this successful textbook is compact and self-contained, offering: Expanded coverage of topic areas such as figurative language, compositional meaning and quantification; Up-to-date, real-life examples drawn from a wide range of sources to clearly illustrate key concepts, such as how speakers use novel metaphors and metonyms; Additional exercises to further reinforce and develop key concepts; Thorough signposting to contemporary research publications in semantics and pragmatics.