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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| שפה: | English |
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Oxford, [England]
Oxford University Press
[2015]
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| סדרה: | Oxford linguistics
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| גישה מקוונת: | Table of contents only |