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Interpretation and understanding /
Our species has been hunting for meaning ever since we departed from our cousins in the evolutionary tree. We developed sophisticated forms of communication. Yet, as much as they can convey meaning and foster understanding, they can also hide meaning and prevent comprehension. Indeed, we can never b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Our species has been hunting for meaning ever since we departed from our cousins in the evolutionary tree. We developed sophisticated forms of communication. Yet, as much as they can convey meaning and foster understanding, they can also hide meaning and prevent comprehension. Indeed, we can never be sure that a "yes" conveys assent or that a smile reveals pleasure. In order to ascertain what communicative behavior "means", we have to go through an elaborate cognitive process of interpretation. This book deals with how we achieve the daily miracle of understanding each other. Based on the autho. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 714 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 666-693) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789027295897 9027295891 9789027226044 9027226040 9781588114143 1588114147 |