Ebook: Laien-Linguistik: Studien zu Sprach- und Kommunikationsproblemen im Alltag. Am Beispiel von Sprachratgebern und Kommunikationstrainings

This study looks into the forms taken and the functions performed by lay theories of language and communication implicit in publications of a linguistic nature designed for the general reader. The approach combines detailed empirical examination of this phenomenon with a discussion of language-theoretical reasons for such broadly conceived forms of reflection on 'language in action'. In addition the book attempts a systematic historical presentation of the relations between laypersons and experts in significant areas of modern linguistics.