Language Turned on Itself: The Semantics and Pragmatics of Metalinguistic Discourse
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Language Turned on Itself examines what happens when language becomes self-reflexive; when language is used to talk about language. Those who think, talk, and write about language are habitual users of various metalinguistic devices, but reliance on these devices begins early: kids are told, 'That's called a "rabbit"'. It's not implausible that a primitive capacity for the meta-linguistic kicks in at the beginning stages of language acquisition. But...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199575525
ISBN13:9780199575527
Release Date:January 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:182 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
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