| The Language Myth in Western Culture Contributor(s): Harris, Roy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415865212 ISBN-13: 9780415865210 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 302.2 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.62 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The basic claim of this book is that for 2000 years and more the western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication: that each national language is a unique code and that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from mind to mind. |
