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... assumptions can accurately predict behaviors even in novel situations . In fact , people can be so attached to " consensus reality " that its assumptions and predictions override contradictory evidence . When speakers encounter a ...
... assumptions can accurately predict behaviors even in novel situations . In fact , people can be so attached to " consensus reality " that its assumptions and predictions override contradictory evidence . When speakers encounter a ...
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... assumptions structure the language we speak , the primary medi- ator of our experience . The linguistic choices we make reveal much about our assumptions . Sometimes it's specific words or phrases that signal our conceptual framework ...
... assumptions structure the language we speak , the primary medi- ator of our experience . The linguistic choices we make reveal much about our assumptions . Sometimes it's specific words or phrases that signal our conceptual framework ...
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... assumptions , beliefs , and misinformation.4 " Dummy it " ' 5 illustrates that listening is an active linguistic act . We are often forced to do the work of speakers / writers when we must supply implied or nonexistent antecedents for ...
... assumptions , beliefs , and misinformation.4 " Dummy it " ' 5 illustrates that listening is an active linguistic act . We are often forced to do the work of speakers / writers when we must supply implied or nonexistent antecedents for ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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