Language Misconceived: Arguing for Applied Cognitive Sociolinguistics

by Karol Janicki

Book Overview

Linguistics is important. An understanding of linguistic principles is as essential to the layperson as it is to the language scholar. Using concrete examples from politics, law, and education, this book shows how people misconceive language every day and what the consequences of misconceptions can be. Since the meanings of words are often fuzzy at best, this volume argues for a flexible approach to meaning and definitions, and demonstrates how this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080585682X
• ISBN13: 9780805856828
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"