| Constructions of Intersubjectivity: Discourse, Syntax, and Cognition Contributor(s): Verhagen, Arie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199273847 ISBN-13: 9780199273843 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $69.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Constructions of Intersubjectivity shows that the meaning of grammatical constructions often has more to do with the human cognitive capacity for taking other peoples' points of view than with describing the world. Treating pragmatics, semantics, and syntax in parallel and integrating insights from linguistics, psychology, and animal communication, Arie Verhagen develops a new understanding of linguistic communication. In doing so he shows the continuity between language and animal communication and reveals the nature of human linguistic specialization. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 2005018553 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 7.27" W x 8.79" (1.17 lbs) 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Constructions of Intersubjectivity shows that the meaning of grammatical constructions often has more to do with the human cognitive capacity for taking other peoples' points of view than with describing the world. Treating pragmatics, semantics, and syntax in parallel and integrating insights from linguistics, psychology, and animal communication, Arie Verhagen develops a new understanding of linguistic communication. In doing so he shows the continuity between language and animal communication and reveals the nature of human linguistic specialization. |
