Tyranny of Words 978-0-544-66443-2, 0544664434
A popular approach to semantics in which the author discussess how to clarify the meaning of words and achieve more exac
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English Year 2015
Table of contents :
Content: ""Front Cover""
""Front Matter""
""Half Title""
""Other Books by this Author""
""Title""
""Copyright""
""Acknowledgments""
""Contents""
""Chapter I.A WRITER IN SEARCH OF HIS WORDS""
""Chapter II. A LOOK AROUND THE MODERN WORLD""
""Chapter III. INSIDE AND OUTSIDE""
""Chapter IV. CATS AND BABIES""
""Chapter V. PRIMITIVE PEOPLES""
""Chapter VI. PIONEERS-I""
""Chapter VII. PIONEERS-II""
""Chapter VIII. MEANING FOR SCIENTISTS""
""Chapter IX. THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS""
""Chapter X. INTERPRETING THE ENVIRONMENT""
""Chapter XI. THE SEMANTIC DISCIPLINE"" ""Chapter XII. PROMENADE WITH THE PHILOSOPHERS""""Chapter XIII. TURN WITH THE LOGICIANS""
""Chapter XIV. TO THE RIGHT WITH THE ECONOMISTS""
""Chapter XV. TO THE LEFT WITH THE ECONOMISTS""
""Chapter XVI. SWING YOUR PARTNERS WITH THE ECONOMISTS""
""Chapter XVII. ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE JUDGES""
""Chapter XVIII. STROLL WITH THE STATESMEN""
""Chapter XIX. ON FACING THE WORLD OUTSIDE""
""Back Matter""
""Appendix""
""Selected Bibliography""
""Index""
""Back Cover""
""Spine""
