17. Languages within language: Dynamics and evolutions

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of figures viii
4. List of tables x
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. 1. Diversity of the lexicon 1
7. 2. Dual encoding:Vocal style 18
8. 3. Syntactic gesturing 41
9. 4. Syntactic regressions 58
10. 5. Vocal expression of emotions 87
11. 6. Poetry and vocal art 174
12. 7. Situation and meaning 191
13. 8. Fading and dynamics 245
14. 9. A hidden presence: Verbal magic 266
15. 10. Playing with language: Joke and metaphor 275
16. 11. The metaphor: A research instrument 337
17. 12. Why poetic language? 358
18. 13. The semantic structure of possessive constructions 505
19. 14. Semantic structure of punctuation marks 531
20. 15. Why gestures 562
21. 16. Between acts and words 587
22. 17. Languages within language: Dynamics and evolutions 603
23. References 699
24. Indexes
25. Subjects 785
26. Citations 808
27. Authors 817