Language in Thought and Action
| Author | S. I. Hayakawa |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | semantics |
| Publisher | Harcourt |
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Publication date
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1949 |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette |
| Pages | 196 pp (5th edition paperback) |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 23137765 |
| 420.143 20 | |
| LC Class | PE1585 .H36 1990b |
Language in Thought and Action is a book on semantics by Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, based on his previous work Language in Action published in 1939. Early editions were written in consultation with different people. The current 5th edition was published in 1991. It was updated by Hayakawa's son, Alan R. Hayakawa and has an introduction by Robert MacNeil. The book has sold over one million copies and has been translated into eight languages.
This book contains an in-depth treatise of thought-terminating phrases, other manipulative secrets of semantics, and an extensive bibliography.
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