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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
What Categories Reveal about the Mind
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Ideal for readers interested in cognitive science, linguistics, and philosophy, as well as anyone curious about how language shapes thought and perception.
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"Its publication should be a major event for cognitive linguistics and should pose a major challenge for cognitive science. In addition, it should have repercussions in a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology and psychology to epistemology and the philosophy of science."
Lakoff asks: What do categories of language and thought reveal about the human mind? Offering both general theory and minute details, Lakoff shows that categories reveal a great deal.
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things is an insightful exploration that promises to impact several fields through its rigorous examination of language and thought.
—David E. Leary, American Scientist
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780226468044
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 April 1990
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 17.0mm
Height: 23.0mm
Weight: 992g
Pages: 632
About the Author
George Lakoff is professor emeritus of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is best known for his discovery of the detailed workings of metaphorical thought and how it structures our understanding of the world. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Metaphors We Live By, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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