Why Language?: What Pragmatics Tells Us about Language and Communication

by Jacques Moeschler

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There is, at present, no book introducing the general issue of why language is specific to human beings, how it works, why language is not communication and communication is not language, why languages vary and how they evolved.
Based on the most recent works in linguistics and pragmatics, Why Language? addresses many questions that everyone has about language.

Starting from false claims about language and languages, showing that language...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3111266761

ISBN13:9783111266763

Release Date:May 2023

Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton

Length:261 Pages

Weight:0.82 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Language Arts

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