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Women, Fire, & Other Dangerous Things

George Lakoff

Paperback 1987-01-01

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"Its publication should be a major event for cognitive linguistics and should pose a major challenge for cognitive science. In addition, it should have repercussions in a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology and psychology to epistemology and the philosophy of science. . . . Lakoff asks: What do categories of language and thought reveal about the human mind? Offering both general theory and minute details, Lakoff shows that categories reveal a great deal."--David E. Leary, "American Scientist"

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Publisher Description

"Its publication should be a major event for cognitive linguistics and should pose a major challenge for cognitive science. In addition, it should have repercussions in a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology and psychology to epistemology and the philosophy of science. . . . Lakoff asks: What do categories of language and thought reveal about the human mind? Offering both general theory and minute details, Lakoff shows that categories reveal a great deal."--David E. Leary, "American Scientist"

Koorong Code152522
ISBN0226468046
EAN9780226468044
Pages632
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryLanguage
PublisherUniversity Of Chicago Press
Publication DateJan 1987
Dimensions35 x 171 x 232mm
Weight0.988kg