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In 1932 Mr (now Sir) Alan H. Gardiner published The Theory of Speech and Language (Clarendon Press). A central theme of his book was what, with some acknowledged verbal artificiality, he labelled the distinction between ‘Language’ and ‘Speech’. I shall draw, develop and apply this distinction in my own way.
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Ryle, G. (1971). Use, usage and meaning. In: Lyas, C. (eds) Philosophy and Linguistics. Controversies in Philosophy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15426-5_4
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