The Language Myth in Western Culture (Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory) - Softcover

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The basic claim of this book is that for 2000 years and more the western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication: that each national language is a unique code and that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from mind to mind.

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Harris, Roy

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ISBN 10:  0700714537 ISBN 13:  9780700714537
Publisher: Routledge, 2001
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