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Brings thinking about semantics to bear on the question of how, and how much, language corresponds to thought. This title argues that lying is a function not of words but of sentences; it belongs to the semantic aspect of language. It forges links between linguistic and literary categories on the one hand and ethics and good manners on the other.

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Introduction
The Linguistics of Lying
Jonah’s Sign: On the Very Large and the Very Small in Literature
Politeness, an Affair of Honor
Politeness and Sincerity
The Style Is the Man Is the Devil

The Linguistics of Lying And Other Essays

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 30/11/2005
      ISBN13: 9780295985497, 978-0295985497
      ISBN10: 0295985496
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      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Brings thinking about semantics to bear on the question of how, and how much, language corresponds to thought. This title argues that lying is a function not of words but of sentences; it belongs to the semantic aspect of language. It forges links between linguistic and literary categories on the one hand and ethics and good manners on the other.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      The Linguistics of Lying
      Jonah’s Sign: On the Very Large and the Very Small in Literature
      Politeness, an Affair of Honor
      Politeness and Sincerity
      The Style Is the Man Is the Devil

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