Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
| Author | : George Lakoff |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 633 |
| Release | : 2008-08-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226471013 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226471012 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (012 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things by : George Lakoff
Download or read book Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things written by George Lakoff and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-08-08 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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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