The Utility of Meaning —— What Words Mean and Why

----- 含意的作用-关于词的含意与原因

ISBN: 9780198709831 出版年：2015 页码：217 Enfield, N J Oxford University Press

This book argues that the complex, anthropocentric, and often culture-specific meanings of words have been shaped directly by their history of 'utility' for communication in social life, and explores relations between language, communication, culture, and mind. It contains extensive data from the author's fieldwork on language and culture in Laos.