Semiotics - the study of the general principles of signs and sign systems – is crucial to an understanding of human nature, both social and psychological. The sign systems that we use for interaction with other living beings determine our potential for thought and social action, and language is central among them. It is the implicit claim of this two-volume work that linguistics has something very specific to give to semiotics, and many would further claim that relational network models of language in particular, i.e. systematic and stratificational linguistics, have a fundamental contribution to make.
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List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction Robin P. Fawcett, M.A.K. Halliday, Sydney M. Lamb and Adam Makkai
1 Language as Code and Language as Behaviour: A Systemic-Functional Interpretation of the Nature and Ontogenesis of Dialogue M.A.K. Halliday
2 Metaphors of Information John Regan
3 How Universal is a Localist Hypothesis? A Linguistic Contribution to the Study of 'Semantic Styles' of Language Yoshihiko Ikegami
4 Some Speculations on Language Contact in a Wider Setting Jeffrey Ellis
5 Ways of Saying: Ways of Meaning Ruqaiya Hasan
Index

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This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of a wide range of classic titles in linguistics and language studies from our prestigious imprints Frances Pinter, Cassell and The Athlone Press.
Seven key titles in linguistics brought back into print

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ISBN
9781474247146
Publisert
2015-12-17
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
472 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
208

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Biografisk notat

Robin P. Fawcett is a Research Professor in Linguistics and Director of the Computational Linguistics Unit at the Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University, UK.

M.A.K. Halliday is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Sydney Lamb is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Rice University in Texas, USA.

Adam Makkai is Emeritus Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.