Beyond the symbol model : reflections on the representational nature of language / edited by John Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stewart, John, 1941-

Series:

SUNY series in speech communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Semiotics.

Representation (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

vi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1996]

Summary:

Beyond the Symbol Model: Reflections on the Representational Nature of Language presents arguments on several sides of the contemporary debate over the representational nature of language. Contributors include philosophers, linguists, psychologists, semioticians, and communication theorists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Northern Ireland, and Israel. The chapters respond to the argument that language can no longer be viewed as a system of signs or symbols, and that a post-semiotic account can be developed from the recognition that language is first and foremost constitutive articulate contact. Three chapters extend this argument, two frame it historically, three disagree, and one contextualizes the "beyond enterprise" itself.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791430839

0791430847

OCLC:

33440465