The Language Myth in Western Culture |
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Editor:
| Harris, Roy |
Series title: | Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7007-1453-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.