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This classic is arranged as follows:
Preface
1. The Question of Practical Application.
2. The Question of Natural Science.
1. Introduction and Orientation
I. The Selection of a Path
II. The “Singleness of the Superlative”
III. The Principle of Least Effort
IV. The Scope of the Principle: “Tools-and-Jobs”
V. Previous Studies
VI. Prospectus
2. On the Economy of Words
I. In Medias Res: Vocabulary Usage, and the Forces of Unification and Diversification
II. The Question of Vocabulary Balance
III. The Orderly Distribution of Meanings
IV. The Integrality of Frequencies
V. The Integrality of Rank
VI. The Length of Intervals Between Repetitions
VII. The Problem of Spreading Work Over Time (The Even Distribution of Work Over Time)
3. Formal Semantic Balance and the Economy of Evolutionary Process
I. The “Minimum Equation” Of Arrangement
II. The Law of Abbreviation of Words
III. The Law of Diminishing Returns of Tools
IV. The Law of Diminishing Returns of Words
4. Children’s Verbalizations and the “Origin of Speech”
I. The Problem
II. Quantitative Data
III. Theoretical Discussion of the “Origin” Of Speech
IV. Summary
5. Language as Sensation and Mentation
I. The Comparative Conservatism of Tools in the Risks and Opportunities of the Environment
II. The Economy of Sensation
III. Mentation: The Correlation of Sensory Data
IV. A Mind as a Unit Semantic System
V. Intellectual Rigidity and Death: Miscellanea
V. Summary: The N Minimum
6. The Ego as the “Origin” Of a Frame of Reference
I. A Definition of an Organism
II. The Biosocial Population of Organisms
III. The Economy of Procreation
IV. The Synchrony of the Biosocial Continuum
7. Mind and the Economy of Symbolic Process: Sex, Culture, and Schizophrenia
I. Human Sexual Activity
II. The Economy of Symbolic Process (Substitution
III. Culture, Society, and the Superego
IV. Autism and the Confusion of Kinds of Reality
V. On Schizophrenic Speech
VI. Semantic Dynamics: Summary
VI. Language and the Structure of the Personality
8. The Language of Dreams and of Art
I. The Language of Dreams
II. The Language of Art
III. Language and the Structure of the Personality: Mary of Part One
9. The Economy of Geography
I. A Lemma in Which a Number of Human Beings Becomes Increasingly More Organized
II. The Hypothesis of the “Minimum Equation”
III. Empiric Tests
IV. Concluding Remarks
10. Intranational and International Cooperation and Conflict
I. Canadian Data
II. Unstable and Stable Intranational Conditions
III. Stable and Unstable International Equilibria
11. The Distribution of Economic Power and Social Status
I. Theoretical Considerations
II. Empiric Data
III. The Interaction Between Individuals: Dominance and Submission
IV. Summary
12. Prestige Symbols and Cultural Vogues
I. Theoretical Considerations
II. Pioneer Empiric Data
III. Musical Composers and Compositions
IV. Samples of Congressional Action
V. Summary
Preface
1. The Question of Practical Application.
2. The Question of Natural Science.
1. Introduction and Orientation
I. The Selection of a Path
II. The “Singleness of the Superlative”
III. The Principle of Least Effort
IV. The Scope of the Principle: “Tools-and-Jobs”
V. Previous Studies
VI. Prospectus
2. On the Economy of Words
I. In Medias Res: Vocabulary Usage, and the Forces of Unification and Diversification
II. The Question of Vocabulary Balance
III. The Orderly Distribution of Meanings
IV. The Integrality of Frequencies
V. The Integrality of Rank
VI. The Length of Intervals Between Repetitions
VII. The Problem of Spreading Work Over Time (The Even Distribution of Work Over Time)
3. Formal Semantic Balance and the Economy of Evolutionary Process
I. The “Minimum Equation” Of Arrangement
II. The Law of Abbreviation of Words
III. The Law of Diminishing Returns of Tools
IV. The Law of Diminishing Returns of Words
4. Children’s Verbalizations and the “Origin of Speech”
I. The Problem
II. Quantitative Data
III. Theoretical Discussion of the “Origin” Of Speech
IV. Summary
5. Language as Sensation and Mentation
I. The Comparative Conservatism of Tools in the Risks and Opportunities of the Environment
II. The Economy of Sensation
III. Mentation: The Correlation of Sensory Data
IV. A Mind as a Unit Semantic System
V. Intellectual Rigidity and Death: Miscellanea
V. Summary: The N Minimum
6. The Ego as the “Origin” Of a Frame of Reference
I. A Definition of an Organism
II. The Biosocial Population of Organisms
III. The Economy of Procreation
IV. The Synchrony of the Biosocial Continuum
7. Mind and the Economy of Symbolic Process: Sex, Culture, and Schizophrenia
I. Human Sexual Activity
II. The Economy of Symbolic Process (Substitution
III. Culture, Society, and the Superego
IV. Autism and the Confusion of Kinds of Reality
V. On Schizophrenic Speech
VI. Semantic Dynamics: Summary
VI. Language and the Structure of the Personality
8. The Language of Dreams and of Art
I. The Language of Dreams
II. The Language of Art
III. Language and the Structure of the Personality: Mary of Part One
9. The Economy of Geography
I. A Lemma in Which a Number of Human Beings Becomes Increasingly More Organized
II. The Hypothesis of the “Minimum Equation”
III. Empiric Tests
IV. Concluding Remarks
10. Intranational and International Cooperation and Conflict
I. Canadian Data
II. Unstable and Stable Intranational Conditions
III. Stable and Unstable International Equilibria
11. The Distribution of Economic Power and Social Status
I. Theoretical Considerations
II. Empiric Data
III. The Interaction Between Individuals: Dominance and Submission
IV. Summary
12. Prestige Symbols and Cultural Vogues
I. Theoretical Considerations
II. Pioneer Empiric Data
III. Musical Composers and Compositions
IV. Samples of Congressional Action
V. Summary
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This man knew his stuff. I saw a you tube video on it. Path of least resistance and all...
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I would say I liked the book butt I never read it!
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