The crucible of language : how language and mind create meaning /

"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 exp...

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Main Author: Vyvyan Evans
Format: Printed Book
Published: United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Semantics.
Cognitive grammar.
Psycholinguistics.
Language
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