Language Turned On Itself: The Semantics And Pragmatics Of Metalinguistic Discourse,New Hamid The Sky Is Failing

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Language Turned On Itself: The Semantics And Pragmatics Of Metalinguistic Discourse,New Hamid The Sky Is FailingLanguage Turned On Itself Examines What Happens When Language Becomes Selfreflexive; When Language Is Used To Talk About Language. Those Who Think, Talk, And Write About Language Are Habitual Users Of Various Metalinguistic Devices, But Reliance On These Devices Begins Early: Kids Are Told, 'That'S Called A 'Rabbit''. It'S Not Implausible That A Primitive Capacity For The Metalinguistic Kicks In At The Beginning Stages Of Language Acquisition. But No