Language in thought and action

by Hayakawa, S. I., (Samuel Ichiyé)

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Title Statements

Full title :Language in thought and action / S.I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa ; with an introduction by Robert MacNeil.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1992, ©1990.
Edition:5th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harcourt Brace & Co
Place of Publication:San Diego
Language:eng
Publication Date:1992, ©1990.

Notes

"A Harvest Original."

Reprint of 1st Harvest ed. 1990.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 196 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0156482401, 9780156482400
oclc:ocm32248710
LC Classification:PE1585
Dewey Decimal:420

book 1. The functions of language -- 1. Language and survival -- What animals shall we imitate? -- Cooperation -- The pooling of knowledge -- The Niagara of words -- 2. Symbols -- The symbolic process -- Language as symbolism -- The pitfalls of drama -- The word is not the thing -- Maps and territories -- 3. Reports, inferences, judgments -- Verifiability -- Inferences -- Judgments -- How judgments stop thought -- Snarl-words and purr-words -- Slanting -- Discovering one's bias -- 4. Contexts -- How words mean -- Verbal and physical contexts -- Extensional and intensional meaning -- The "one word, one meaning" fallacy -- The ignoring of contexts -- The interaction of words -- 5. The double task of language -- Connotations -- Informative connotations-- Affective connotations -- A note on verbal taboo -- Words with built-in judgments -- Everyday uses of language -- 6. The language of social cohesion -- Noises as expression -- Noise for noise's sake -- The value of unoriginal remarks -- Maintenance of communication lines -- Presymbolic language in ritual -- Advice to the literal-minded -- 7. The language of social control -- Making things happen -- The implied promises of directive l…