The power of choice -- The unconscious consumer -- The attentional arms race -- We know what you're thinking -- Why ads don't say what they mean (or mean what they say) -- Acting out -- Divide and conquer -- The politics of choice.

HKBU library

YT2025 M08

Sold on language examines how the competitive marketplace shapes the ways in which commercial and political advertisers speak to us.: Authored by a team of highly respected language scientists; Written in an informal style with many examples drawn from popular culture; Communicates ideas and research findings about language and the mind, revealing the mental processes behind the daily interactions we all have with contemporary advertising; Brings together insights from fields as varied as linguistics, philosophy, social psychology, behavioral economics, and political science.