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Perspectives on language
pp. 31-37
Résumé
Everybody knows, of course, what language is, what speaking is, what understanding speech is. We know that grammar tells us to talk "correctly." But—how does language work? How do we operate to get a listener to know what we want him to know? How does language function?
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Hörmann Hans (1986) Meaning and context: an introduction to the psychology of language, ed. Innis Robert. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 31-37
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0560-4_2
Citation complète:
Hörmann Hans, 1986, Perspectives on language. In H. Hörmann Meaning and context (31-37). Dordrecht, Springer.