Language and the Distortion of Meaning (Psychoanalytic Crosscurrents) - Softcover

Degramont, Patrick

 
9780814718445: Language and the Distortion of Meaning (Psychoanalytic Crosscurrents)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0814718442 ISBN 13: 9780814718445
Publisher: NYU Press, 1992

Synopsis

Patrick de Gramont draws upon evidence from infant observaton and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. First, he demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning have failed to account for how we distort meaning.

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About the Author

Patrick De Gramont, born is Paris and raisded in the United Sates, has worked in a variety of clinical settings wot both children and adults in New York City since 1973.

From the Back Cover

in this book Patrick de Gramont draws upon evidence from infant observation and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. First, he demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning (psychoanalysis and Piaget's cognitive psychology) have failed to account for how we distort meaning. Second, he shows how language plays an essential role in this distortion of meaning.

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Publisher
NYU Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0814718442
ISBN 13 
9780814718445
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304

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