Arenas of Language Use

by Herbert H. Clark

Book Overview

When we think of the ways we use language, we think of face-to-face conversations, telephone conversations, reading and writing, and even talking to oneself. These are arenas of language use--theaters of action in which people do things with language. But what exactly are they doing with language? What are their goals and intentions? By what processes do they achieve these goals? In these twelve essays, Herbert H. Clark and his colleagues discuss...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226107825
• ISBN13: 9780226107820
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"