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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827930803321

Autore

Mercer Neil

Titolo

Words and minds : how we use language to think together / / Neil Mercer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-59083-0

1-134-59084-9

0-203-46498-2

9786611325718

1-281-32571-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

302.2/24

Soggetti

Language and languages

Thought and thinking

Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Language as a tool for thinking; Laying the foundations; The given and the new; Persuasion, control and argument; Communities; Development through dialogue; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Words and Minds takes a lively and accessible look at the evolution of language and how we use language in joint activities.