The crucible of language : how language and mind create meaning / Vyvyan Evans.
The crucible of language : how language and mind create meaning / Vyvyan Evans.
The crucible of language : how language and mind create meaning / Vyvyan Evans.
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G 2016/28
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English
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xvii, 359 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Ineffability of Meaning: 1. Introduction: unweaving a mystery; 2. The alchemist, the crucible, and the ineffability of meaning; Part II. Meaning in Mind: 3. Patterns in language, patterns in the mind; 4. Time is our fruit fly; 5. Concepts body forth; 6. T...
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England
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"From the barbed, childish taunt on the school playground, to the eloquent sophistry of a lawyer prising open a legal loophole in a court of law, meaning arises each time we use language to communicate with one another. How we use language - to convey ideas, make requests, ask a favour, and express anger, love or dismay - is of the utmost importanc...
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The crucible of language : how language and mind create meaning / Vyvyan Evans.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/28
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74VKzD2lBmjA
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1107561035 paperback
9781107123915 hardback
1107123917 hardback
9781107561038 paperback
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401.43
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991023337069702626
