Titlebook: Communication, Meaning and Misconceptions; How to Help, Heal an Karol Janicki Textbook 2024 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)

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Textbook 2024areness may help us communicate smoothly and solve social problems. The book takes up language misconceptions and their social significance, and promotes the view that regarding meaning (and language in general) as open and flexible, rather than closed and rigid, may lead to critical thinking, innov

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Meaning Is Imprecise: It Will Always Be So!, brought out. Even when we talk to people that we know very well (like members of the family) we may differ as to what we mean when using the same words. This is because we always differ as to the experience standing behind the meaning of words.

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,Define Wisely or Widely but not Wildly: And Don’t Complain!,Some people tend to complain about the?definitions of words. They say that some words are very difficult to define. And they tend to believe that these words can be defined better in the future if we work hard on them. Such complaints are not well-founded. They are due to a misconception.

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,Words and Emotions: ‘THIS DRIVES ME NUTS’,an be placed along the continuum ‘negative-neutral-positive’. Manipulating emotions through language may change people’s behavior. Emotions released through language play an important role in politics. Usually, negative emotions are raised against political opponents. Insults may be discussed as relating to language and emotions.

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On the Ladder of Abstraction: About Houses and Structures, 4. VW 5. id3 6. my id3’—at step 1 we know the?least what we are talking about and at step 6 we know the most. Using highly abstract language may be misleading and dangerous, but also helpful in some situations. Politicians tend to use highly abstract language, and for different reasons.

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