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The Limitations of Language

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Terence Moore
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  2. Chris Carling
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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Limits of Language

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Changing Perspectives

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 3-15

    3. Maps and Languages

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 16-18

    4. Languages and Maps

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 19-24

    5. The Public and the Private: a difficult balancing act

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 25-30

    6. Secret Reference: a grand illusion?

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 31-36

    7. Words and Things: a second secret reference

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 37-44

    8. Convergence

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 45-49

    9. Convergence and Clarity

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 50-58

    10. Taking Time to Understand

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 59-65

    11. Private Uncertainty, Public Confusion

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 66-70

    12. Language on Automatic Pilot

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 71-76

    13. Language Solidarity

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 77-82

  3. Language, Sense and Emotion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Seeing Faces

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 85-95

    3. When a Face Really Matters

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 96-100

    4. Educating the Senses

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 101-109

    5. Talking about Tasting: the language of wine

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 110-120

    6. Wine and Words: an empirical approach

      • Terence Moore, Chris Carling
      Pages 121-125
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This book explores the relation between language and our senses and emotions, taking readers into domains as diverse as wine-tasting, marriage guidance counselling, medical training and face recognition. The authors suggest that language is capable of both confusing and clarifying.

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