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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Wang, Xinli

  Incommensurability and cross–language communication. —

  (Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy)

  1 .Communication in science — Philosophy 2.Science – History

  I.Title

  501.4

Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data

Wang, Xinli, 1956–

    Incommensurability and cross–language communication / Xinli Wang.

      p. cm. — (Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy)

  Includes bibliographical references and index.

  1. Comparison (Philosophy) 2. Contrastive linguistics. 3. Comparative linguistics. 4. Translating and interpreting. 5. Communication. I. Title. II. Series.

  BD236.W36 2006

  121—dc22

2006011548

  ISBN 13: 978-0-7546-3034-0 (hbk)