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Book SynopsisCopublished with the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Man and Message provides a practical method of analyzing texts based on a cognitive, multilevel model of meaning presented in simple, non-technical language for a wide audience.
Trade ReviewAs a guide to language for beginners this book is invaluable. . .it is an overdue corrective to all approaches focusing on language forms. . .the author debunks popular misconceptions and repeatedly stresses the limitations of otherwise illuminating ways of representing language at work. . . -- Andrzej Pawelec, Jagiellonian University
...interesting approach to text analysis based on-emerging from actual translation. -- Marcel Thelen, Hogeschool Maastricht, The Netherlands
...interesting approach to text analysis based on-emerging from actual translation. -- Marcel Thelen, Hogeschool Maastricht, The Netherlands
As a guide to language for beginners this book is invaluable. . .it is an overdue corrective to all approaches focusing on language forms. . .the author debunks popular misconceptions and repeatedly stresses the limitations of otherwise illuminating ways of representing language at work. . . -- Andrzej Pawelec, Jagiellonian University
