I started the Merleau-Ponty book and realized I was in way over my head. Although I'm interested in his theories his writing is very technical, but then so is the subject matter. I am interested in the phenomenologist point of view and how it seems to be a jumping off point for the existentialist. I've not read Abrams book so I can't answer From the perspective of knowing his work. But I've often thought about our language and how it sometimes just doesn't work. I often think about the roots of words and how the modern meanings are polar opposites, especially when you factor in urban slang gone mainstream. I'm going to look up the Abrams book. Thanks for this post.

The Psychology of Perception Paperback – 31 May 1973
by Magdelen Vernon (Author)