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Publication Date: 1979
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Landmarks in the Literature: The Limits of Language.
Postman, Neil
New York University Education Quarterly, v11 n1 p29-32 Fall 1979
Reviews the theories of the founder of "general semantics," Alfred Korzybski, who believed that social conflict would be reduced by the study of how the structure of language affects our perceptions of the world and by the development of new language habits to overcome the limitations of verbal symbols. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biographies, Language Role, Linguistic Theory, Perception, Semantics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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