The Language Myth in Western Culture
Download or Read eBook The Language Myth in Western Culture PDF written by Roy Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Roy Harris |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2013-05-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136751455 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136751459 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Language Myth in Western Culture by : Roy Harris
Book excerpt: The basic claim of this book is that for 2000 years and more the western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication: that each national language is a unique code and that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from mind to mind.
