Language in Thought and Action - Couverture souple

Hayakawa, S.I.; Hayakawa, Alan R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0155501208 ISBN 13 : 9780155501201

Editeur : Heinle & Heinle Publishers Inc.,U.S., 1989

Synopsis

For over 50 years, LANGUAGE IN THOUGHT AND ACTION has examined language through the lens of modern semantics. With an understanding of the roles and different uses of language, one can better communicate with those around them. Like the first edition, LANGUAGE IN THOUGHT AND ACTION uses poignant and relevant examples to better explain the subtleties and nuiances of language.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In an era when communication has become increasingly diverse and complex, this classic work on semantics—now fully revised and updated—distills the relationship between language and those who use it.

 

Renowned professor and former U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa discusses the role of language in human life, the many functions of language, and how language—sometimes without our knowing—shapes our thinking in this engaging and highly respected book. Provocative and erudite, it examines the relationship between language and racial and religious prejudice; the nature and dangers of advertising from a linguistic point of view; and, in an additional chapter called “The Empty Eye,” the content, form, and hidden message of television, from situation comedies to news coverage to political advertising.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Heinle & Heinle Publishers Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0155501208
• ISBN 13: 9780155501201
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 287
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible