The utility of meaning what words mean and why

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 from his extensive fieldwork in Laos to inve...

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Prif Awdur: Enfield, N. J. 1966- (Awdur)
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford, [England] Oxford University Press [2015]
Cyfres:Oxford linguistics
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Mynediad Ar-lein:Table of contents only