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Book SynopsisKarol Janicki is a Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Bergen, Norway
Trade ReviewJanicki’s text covers a lot of areas of inquiry, from cognitive linguistics to political communication and from pragmatics to psychology and philosophy of language. The discussion is lucid, thought-provoking and reader-friendly. Anyone seeking to have a deep understanding of those extraordinary aspects of ordinary language would find this book inviting and revealing. Those new to the field of language studies will give the book a big thumbs up for its clear explanations of thick theories supported by numerous real-life examples. * Chaoqun Xie, Discourse Studies, Vol. 19 (2) *
Each of the volume’s eight chapters contains a real story … that works as a meaningful and tangible illustration of the key concepts, followed by a section entitled ‘Summary and practical advice’ … Recommendable as an introductory text for students in linguistics and communication, also scholars of linguistics and nonspecialists will certainly find it a valuable reading. Its attentive consideration of significant aspects involving language use and the appearance/avoidance of conflicts makes this work really compelling and thought-provoking. * Beatriz Christino, Sociolinguistic Studies, Vol. 10 (1-2) *
Table of ContentsPreface Note for teachers Introduction 1. Mixing words and other things: A reason for conflict 2. Framing: How we talk differently about the same thing 3. Emotions: How words can influence our reasoning 4. Descriptions, inferences and evaluations: Different levels of abstraction and conflict 5. Euphemisms, dysphemisms, and political correctness: How we can get misdirected 6. Communicative competence: How we may misinterpret other people's linguistic behaviour 7. Meaning: How conflicts revolve around the definitions of words 8. Linguistics for peace education Conclusion: A trip to the Matsés Glossary References Index.
