Signs, language and miscommunication: An essay on train wrecks

Language Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 713-724

  Bade, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Railroads; Semiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956061252     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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