Screen LibraryConfusing discourse
We easily hear and see when people are talking and writing, but we often do not understand what they are talking or writing about. This book addresses some sources of confusion in discourse and offers suggestions for diminishing it.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230250925 |
| Summary: |
We easily hear and see when people are talking and writing, but we often do not understand what they are talking or writing about. This book addresses some sources of confusion in discourse and offers suggestions for diminishing it. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2009. |
| Carrier Form: | 248 p. : 50 line drawings. |
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9780230232600 9780230250925 : 0230250920 : |
| CLC: | H0 |
| Contents: | Preface Introduction What Are You Talking About? - Language and Abstraction Learning New Words - How We Develop Meaning Words Are Not What They Refer To -- The Map Is Not the Territory Words, Words, Words!, and Tables, Cars and Elephants -- Intensional and Extensional Orientation The Good Guys and the Bad Guys - Two-Valued and Multi-Valued Orientation The Unfortunate Word 'Is' -- Is of Identity and Is of Predication-- E --Prime Can You Tell The Difference? --Non-Verbal Phenomena, Descriptions, and Inferences Can You Imagine It? - The Role of Visualization and Context in Understanding Discour |