Discourse and Cognition`For those already familiar with discursive work it will be a joy - Edwards writes with enormous clarity and insight. For psychologists whose work involves an understanding of the relations between language and cognition this book will be essential reading.... This is a demanding book that will repay close attention. It can also be dipped into as a resource for the brilliant reworkings of traditional psychological topic areas, such as emotion, language, cognition, categories, AI, narrative, scripts and developmental psychology. If you want a glimpse into the future of psychology, get this book - the end of cognitivism starts here' - History and Philosophy of Psychology The central project of this mult |
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Contents
An Informal Introduction | 1 |
Description action and rhetoric | 8 |
Discourse communication and action | 16 |
Discourse and Reality | 51 |
Talk as Action | 84 |
Shared Knowledge | 114 |
Scripts and Dispositions | 145 |
Emotion | 172 |
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| Title | Discourse and Cognition Discourse and Cognition, Derek Edwards |
| Author | Derek Edwards |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | SAGE, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0803976976, 9780803976979 |
| Length | 356 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition Psychology / Social Psychology |
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