The utility of meaning : what words mean and why / N.J. Enfield.

This book argues that the complex, anthropocentric, and often culture-specific meanings of words have been shaped directly by their history of 'utility' for communication in social life, and explores relations between language, communication, culture, and mind. It contains extensive data f...

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Main Author: Enfield, N. J., 1966- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
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