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Confusing Discourse
ISBN-13:
9780230250925
Veröffentl:
2009
Seiten:
232
Autor:
K. Janicki
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
1 - PDF Watermark
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
We easily hear and see when people are talking and writing, but we often do not understand what they are talking or writing about . This book addresses some sources of confusion in discourse and offers suggestions for diminishing it.
Preface Introduction What Are You Talking About? - Language and Abstraction Learning New Words - How We Develop Meaning Words Are Not What They Refer To - The Map Is Not the Territory Words, Words, Words..., and Tables, Cars and Elephants - Intensional and Extensional Orientation The Good Guys and the Bad Guys - Two-Valued and Multi-Valued Orientation The Unfortunate Word 'Is' - Is of Identity and Is of Predication; E -Prime Can You Tell The Difference? -Non-Verbal Phenomena, Descriptions, and Inferences Can You Imagine It? - The Role of Visualization and Context in Understanding Discourse No Bamboozlement, Please! - How to Disclose Others' Equivocation and Make Your Own Discourse Less Confusing and Easier To Understand - A Summary and Some Warnings Conclusion: Can We Go Bananas? - Discourse and Health Suggestions for Further Reading References Index
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