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272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780198709831
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 18 February 2015
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. N. J. Enfield draws on semantic and pragmatic case studies f...
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272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780198709831
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 18 February 2015
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. N. J. Enfield draws on semantic and pragmatic case studies f...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings