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Some illustrations of the expressive powers of LC were given in Chapter I. The purpose of the formal language is to permit precise description of various types of interpersonal interaction, including those which are centrally involved in communication. The next task is to define that language, and to discuss some of its main properties.
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Jones, A.J.I. (1983). A Formal Language. In: Communication and Meaning. Synthese Library, vol 168. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7069-4_3
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