Language in Thought and Action
In an era when communication has become increasingly diverse and complex, this classic work on semantics—now fully revised and updated—distills the relationship between language and those who use it.\ Renowned professor and former U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa discusses the role of language in human life, the many functions of language, and how language—sometimes without our knowing—shapes our thinking in this engaging and highly respected book. Provocative and erudite, it examines the...
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A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawa’s classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language shapes our thinking. Introduction by Robert MacNeil; Index.
1. Language and Survival. 2.Symbols. 3.Reports, Inferences, Judgments. 4.Contexts. 5.The Double Task of Language. 6.The Language of Social Cohesion. 7.The Language of Social Control. 8.The Language of Affective Communication. 9.How We Know What We Know. 10.The Little Man Who Wasn't There. 11.Classification. 12.The Two-Valued Orientation. 13.The Multi-valued Orientation. 14.Art and Tension. 15.Poetry and Advertising. 16.The Dime in the Juke Box. 17.The Empty Eye. 18.Rats and Men. 19.Towards Order Within and Without.
