Vyvyan Evans. The Crucible of Language: How Language and Mind Create Meaning
Cambridge University Press, 2015. 359 pp. ISBN 978-11-075-6103-8

Reviewed by

Geoffrey Sampson | University of South Africa

Published online: 18 August 2016

https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.6.2.06sam

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Vyvyan Evans. The Crucible of Language: How Language and Mind Create Meaning Cambridge University Press, 2015. 359 pp. ISBN 978-11-075-6103-8

Vyvyan Evans. The Crucible of Language: How Language and Mind Create Meaning
Cambridge University Press, 2015. 359 pp. ISBN 978-11-075-6103-8