Language and communication.
"In an introductory and necessarily superficial way the book tries to suggest the breadth of the spectrum of linguistic studies. These various approaches are discussed in terms that make sense to a modern psychologist. The bias is behavioristic-not fanatically behavioristic, but certainly taint...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York,
McGraw-Hill,
1951.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | McGraw-Hill publications in psychology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "In an introductory and necessarily superficial way the book tries to suggest the breadth of the spectrum of linguistic studies. These various approaches are discussed in terms that make sense to a modern psychologist. The bias is behavioristic-not fanatically behavioristic, but certainly tainted by a preference. There does not seem to be a more scientific kind of bias, or, if there is, it turns out to be behaviorism after all. The careful reader will discover occasional subjective lapses. Undoubtedly in these instances, a scientific approach is possible, but the author was unable to find one or think of one. The argument nonetheless goes as far down the behavioristic path as one can clearly see the way. It is necessary to be explicit about this behavioristic bias, for there is much talk in the pages that follow about patterns and organizations. Psychological interest in patterning is traditionally subjective, but not necessarily so. Discussion of the patterning of symbols and the influences of context run through the manuscript like clotheslines on which the variegated laundry of language and communication is hung out to dry. It is not pleasant to think that these clotheslines must be made from the sand of subjectivity"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved) |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (298 pages) illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-286). |
| ISBN: | 9780874369465 0874369460 9781933782508 1933782501 |