The instruction of imagination : language as a social communication technology /

"The book suggests a new perspective on the essence of human language. This enormous achievement of our species is best characterized as a communication technology - not unlike the social media on the Net today - that was collectively invented by ancient humans for a very particular communicati...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dor, Daniel, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Colección:Foundations of human interaction.
Temas:
Communication > Technological innovations.
Human-computer interaction.
Language and languages > Usage.
Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Sociolinguistics > Technological innovations.
Information > Innovations.
Langage et langues > Usage.
Innovations > Aspect social.
Sociolinguistique > Innovations.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Functional Specificity of Language
  • How the Technology Works
  • Sign and Meaning
  • The Spiral of Relativity
  • Production and Comprehension
  • The Social Autonomy of Syntax
  • The Universality of Diversity
  • Acquisition as a Collective Enterprise
  • The Evolution of Language and its Speakers
  • Conclusion: Reassembling the Puzzle.

Ejemplares similares