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Karol Janicki

Language Misconceived

Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics. Sprachen: Englisch. 22,9 cm / 15,2 cm / 1,2 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9780805856828

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214 Seiten
März 2006
Routledge

This book shows how people misconceive language every day and what the consequences of misconceptions can be. It argues for a flexible approach to meaning and definitions, and demonstrates how this approach can help us understand many conflicts

Karol Janicki

Contents: Preface. Part I: From Misconceptions to Conceptions. Meaning and Definitions Misconceived. Word Meaning, Definitions, Linguists, and Philosophical Commitments. Integrational Linguistics and Nonessentialism. Variations on Meaning in Cognitive Linguistics. Part II: Language (Mis)Conceptions in Practice. Language in Politics. Language in Law. Language in Academia. Language in Education. Part III: Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics-A Summary. Viewing and Studying Language a Nonessentialist Way.