<i>What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics</i> is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field's key ideas about how language works.</p><ul><li>Explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory</li><li>Combines foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena to provide readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of the human language</li><li>Includes exercises and thought-provoking questions to facilitate learning</li></ul>