This book provides an engaging and accessible introduction to semantics for students new to the field. It covers basic concepts and methods and discusses some of the most important contemporary lines of research. The third edition has been completely revised and updated, and now includes: New sections on classifiers and noun classes, as well as conceptual integration An extended discussion of theory Additional examples throughout in order to familiarize the student with the practice of semantic description Increased numbers of chapter exercises, now with solutions to selected exercises