Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein: How to Play Games with Words

ISBN-13: 9780415052252 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 152 str.

Roy Harris

Opis

Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of 20th-century linguistic thought. Each was a revloutionary within his own discipline. Each had a far-reaching influence outside his own discipline. Each has given rise, idependently, to a large corpus of interpretation, translation, exegesis and criticism. Surprisingly, however, little attempt has been made hitherto to interrelate these two thinkers or make a detailed comparison of their views about language. By pointing out what their ideas have in common. In spite of emanating from very different intellectual sources, this study, now availably in paperback, breaks new ground. It also raises chaleenging questions about the radicla break which the work of Saussure and Wittgenstein provoked with traditional assumptions about the role of language in human affairs.

Recenzje

'Roy Harris's Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein is a particularly welcome bridge between philosophy and linguistics ... Careful exploration of this important and influential theory ... illustrates how comparative studies of thinkers may occasionally create fascinating diffraction patterns.' - The Guardian

Spis treści

1. Texts and Contexts 2. Names and Nomenclatures 3. Linguistic Units 4. Language and Thought 5. Systems and Users 6. Arbitrariness 7.Grammar 8. Variation and Change 9. Communication 10. Language and Science Appendix Biographical Synopses

O autorze

Professor Roy Harris, Roy Harris