Language vs. Reality
Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
$46.26
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2024
Summary
A fascinating examination of how we are both played by language and made by language: the science underlying the bugs and features of humankind’s greatest invention.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262548465 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262548461 |
| Author: | N.J. Enfield |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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N.J. Enfield
N. J. Enfield is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney and Director of the Sydney Centre for Language Research. He is the author of The Anatomy of Meaning, The Utility of Meaning, How We Talk, and other books.
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