Language in Thought and Action
- ISBN-10
- 1569564647
- ISBN-13
- 9781569564646
- Series
- Language in Thought and Action
- Pages
- 508
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-04-01
- Authors
- Alan R. Hayakawa, S. I. Hayakawa
Description
A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawa's classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language shapes our thinking. Introduction by Robert MacNeil; Index.
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