Language and the Distortion of Meaning
Language and the Distortion of Meaning
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 01/04/1992
- Barcode: 9780814718445
- Genre: Society & Culture
- Label: New York University Press
- Publisher: New York University Press
- Subgenre: Language & Reference

Language and the Distortion of Meaning
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Draws upon evidence from infant observation and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. This title demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning have failed to account for how we distort meaning. Patrick de Gramont draws upon evidence from infant observaton and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. First, he demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning have failed to account for how we distort meaning.
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