Language vs. Reality
Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
$63.03
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2022
Summary
Language is said to be humankind’s greatest accomplishment. But what is language actually good for? It performs poorly at representing reality. It is a constant source of distraction, misdirection, and overshadowing. In fact, N. J. Enfield notes, language is far better at persuasion than it is at objectively capturing the facts of experience. Language cannot create or change physical reality, but it can do the next best thing—reframe and invert our view of the world.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262046619 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026204661X |
| Author: | N.J. Enfield |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 581g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 162mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
N.J. Enfield
N. J. Enfield is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney and Director of the Sydney Centre for Language Research and the Sydney Initiative for Truth. He is the author of The Anatomy of Meaning, The Utility of Meaning, How We Talk, and other books.
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