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Women, Fire and Dangerous Things

By George Lakoff

Women, Fire and Dangerous Things Philosophy

Women, Fire and Dangerous Things

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The groundbreaking work that Language journal said no linguist could afford to neglect

In Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things, George M. Lakoff takes on the classical theory of categorization, which argues that the classes into which our minds and language group things and people are clearly defined and have strict boundaries. Lakoff argues instead that the mind and language build categories around protoypical examples, and that categories then radiate out from those central types. The book argues for embodied cognition and makes a powerful case that meaning cannot be reduced to abstract symbols or removed from the physical experiences of human perception.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
632
Release Date:
1990-04-15
Publication Date:
2013-05-01
Publisher:
University of Chicago Pr.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0226468046
ISBN13:
9780226468044
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1100 g
Height:
169 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
36 cm
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