The Language Myth in Western Culture

The Language Myth in Western Culture
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9781136751455
ISBN-13 : 1136751459
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Download or read book The Language Myth in Western Culture written by Roy Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic claim of this book is that for 2000 years and more the western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication: that each national language is a unique code and that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from mind to mind.


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