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Chase, Stuart,, 1888-1985.
The tyranny of words / by Stuart Chase. -
New York : Harcourt, Brace, [1938]
xiv, 396 p. : ill., diagr. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Content notes : A writer in search of his words -- A look around the modern world -- Inside and outside -- Cats and babies -- Primitive peoples -- Pioneers (I) -- Pioneers (II) -- Meaning for scientists -- The language of mathematics -- Interpreting the environment -- The semantic discipline -- Promenade with the philosophers -- Turn with the logicians -- To the right with the economists -- To the left with the economists -- Swing your partners with the economists -- Round and round with the judges -- Stroll with the statesmen -- On facing the world outside -- Appendix.
* Meaning (Psychology) Language and languages. Thought and thinking. Linguistica.