The Utility of Meaning: What Words Mean and why

ISBN-10
0191780146
ISBN-13
9780191780141
Category
Lao language
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2015
Author
N. J. Enfield

Description

This book argues that the complex, anthropocentric, and often culture-specific meanings of words have been shaped directly by their history of 'utility' for communication in social life, and explores relations between language, communication, culture, and mind. It contains extensive data from the author's fieldwork on language and culture in Laos.

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