In Word Meaning, Richard Hudson introduces readers to the techniques of lexical semantic analysis.
Word Meaning:
* is based on a problem-solving approach to language
* introduces readers to the technical terminology and basic principles associated with the analysis of word meaning
* shows students how to apply these terms and principles to English
* includes suggestions for further work

This book concerns the cadences which reach their conclusion by jumping from scale degree 3 down to 1 or to 1-7-1. The chronological history commences in Gregorian Chant, where the falling third is often preceded by scale degree 4, forming the striking figure 4-3-1. The cadences move, along with the borrowed chant melodies, into the polyphony of the late 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Here, melodic figures with the shape of 4-3-1, but on any scale degree, become a significant element of style. At cadence the unbroken melodic progression 4-3-1-7-1 may lie entirely in the upper voice, or 4-3-1...