Language, Meaning, and Culture: The Selected Papers of C.E. Osgood

A frequently cited scholar in the social and behavioural sciences, Charles E.Osgood, has assembled his most important writings in this volume for the centennial psychology series. His contributions cover four decades of research and centre on the human cognitive processes and their functional characteristics at three levels of human ecology. Oliver Tzeng’s introduction, presenting Osgood’s life as well as the evolution of his three major themes, is followed by 11 selections. A bibliography of Osgood’s writings completes this volume.