Verbal Art and Verbal Science: The Chess Moves of Language

by Jonathan J. Webster, Ruqaiya Hasan, M.A.K. Halliday

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Over the course of history, humankind has relied on the power of language to impose regularities on experience and bring "the environment more within our power to control." Professor M.A.K. Halliday refers to this conceptual shifting as "the Knight's move in language."

In this joint work, developed in collaboration with the late Professor Ruqaiya Hasan and edited by Professor Jonathan J. Webster, metaphor is used to understand how language...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1350027448

ISBN13:9781350027442

Release Date:May 2026

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:256 Pages

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Language Arts

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