| The Language Myth in Western Culture Contributor(s): Harris, Roy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0700714537 ISBN-13: 9780700714537 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 302.2 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.86" W x 8.84" (0.90 lbs) 228 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. |
