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Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition
by S.I. Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0156482401
- ISBN 13
- 9780156482400
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Harvest Original. Used - Good. Good condition. 5th edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Synopsis
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 relationship between language and racial and religious prejudice; the nature and dangers of advertising from a linguistic point of view; and, in an additional chapter called “The Empty Eye,” the content, form, and hidden message of television, from situation comedies to news coverage to political advertising.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B14L-00222
- Title
- Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition
- Author
- S.I. Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0156482401
- ISBN 13
- 9780156482400
- Publisher
- Harvest Original
- Place of Publication
- Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- January 1991
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Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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