The utility of meaning : what words mean and why

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.
Subjects:
Semantics.
Psycholinguistics.
semantics.
psycholinguistics.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Southeast Asian Languages.
Psycholinguistics
Semantics
Woordbetekenis.
Psycholinguïstiek.
Antropologische linguïstiek.
Semantiek.
Sociolinguïstiek.
East Asian Languages & Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Laos.
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Table of Contents:
  • Utility of meaning
  • Meanings are layered
  • Meanings are multiple
  • Meanings are anthropocentric
  • Meanings are cultural
  • Meanings are distributed
  • Meanings are useful.

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