Discourse and Knowledge: A Sociocognitive Approach

by Teun A. van Dijk

Book Overview

Most of our knowledge is acquired by discourse, and our ability to produce and understand discourse is impossible without the activation of massive amounts of knowledge of the world. Both 'discourse' and 'knowledge' are fundamental concepts of the humanities and social sciences, but they are often treated separately. Based on a theory of natural knowledge, the book deals with the cognitive processes, social distribution, cultural differences and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107416558
• ISBN13: 9781107416550
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"