Ambiguity: language and communication
This volume uncovers a great mystery about language: why can we communicate so effectively despite the fact that ambiguity is pervasive? Conversely, how do speakers use ambiguity to achieve a specific goal? Answers to these questions are provided from different fields: (psycho)linguistics, literary...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English German |
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Berlin Munich [u.a.]
De Gruyter
2015
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In: | Year: 2015 |
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Language
/ Communication
/ Ambiguity
B Ambiguity / Language |
Further subjects: | B
Ambiguity Congresses
B Psycholinguistics Congresses B Collection of essays B Lang, Ewald 1942-2013 B Semantics Congresses B Koch, Peter 1951-2014 |
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Summary: | This volume uncovers a great mystery about language: why can we communicate so effectively despite the fact that ambiguity is pervasive? Conversely, how do speakers use ambiguity to achieve a specific goal? Answers to these questions are provided from different fields: (psycho)linguistics, literary criticism, rhetoric, theology, media studies, [and] law |
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Item Description: | Peter Koch und Ewald Lang in memoriam |
ISBN: | 3110403439 |