Sentence examples for both practical and expressive from inspiring English sources

The exhibition (organized by Sarah Coffin, the museum's curator of 17th- and 18th-century decorative arts; Ellen Lupton, the curator of contemporary design; and Dara Goldstein, a food historian) examines the social history of dining and the evolution of eating tools, both practical and expressive.

(See also language, philosophy of: Ordinary language philosophy, and Practical and expressive language).

This and myriad other practical and expressive (nonliteral) aspects of meaning are the subject of pragmatics.

What are the practical and expressive implications of same-sex partnering?

They represent an endearing communal activity that is practical and expressive.

Since about the mid-20th century the topics of communication and interpretation have been the purview of the philosophical and linguistic discipline of pragmatics; such investigations have been aimed at elucidating the rules and conventions that make communication possible and at describing the varied and complex uses to which language is put (see below Practical and expressive language).

Since the mid-20th century these practical and expressive uses of language have received increasing attention in the philosophy of language and a host of other disciplines, reflecting a growing recognition of their important role in the cognitive, emotional, and social lives of human beings.

Architecture can be both practical and beautiful.

This was both practical and visually powerful.

It is both practical, and extraordinary.

We offer both practical and emotional support.