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Language and the Distortion of Meaning [Paperback]

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Category: Books (Language Arts & Disciplines)
Author: Degramont, Patrick
Author: Degramont, Patrick
ISBN-10: 0814718442
ISBN-10: 0814718442
ISBN-13: 9780814718445
ISBN-13: 9780814718445
Publisher: NYU Press
Publisher: NYU Press
Pages: 304
Pages: 304
Binding: Paperback
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 01-May-1992
Pub Date: 01-May-1992
SKU: 0814718442-11-MPOD
SKU: 0814718442-11-MPOD
Item ID: 101419241

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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.