Wittgenstein in translation : exploring semiotic signatures / by Dinda L. Gorlée.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorlée, Dinda L.

Series:

Semiotics, communication and cognition ; 9.

Semiotics, communication and cognition, 1867-0873 ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting--Philosophy.

Translating and interpreting.

Semiotics and literature.

Intertextuality.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Apart from the Tractatus, Wittgenstein did not write whole manuscripts, but composed short fragments. The current volume reveals the depths of Wittgenstein's soul-searching writings - his "new" philosophy - by concentrating on ordinary language and using few technical terms. In so doing, Wittgenstein is finally given the accolade of a neglected figure in the history of semiotics. The volume applies Wittgenstein's methodological tools to the study of multilingual dialogue in philosophy, linguistics, theology, anthropology and literature. Translation shows how the translator's signatures are in conflict with personal or stylistic choices in linguistic form, but also in cultural content. This volume undertakes the "impossible task" of uncovering the reasoning of Wittgenstein's translated texts in order to construct, rather than paraphrase, the ideal of a terminological coherence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Facts and factors

2. Building a semiotic bridge

3. Fragmentary discourse

4. Turning words into deeds

5. Translated and retranslated fragments

6. Global language-games

7. Certainty and uncertainty

8. Concluding with anticipation

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613600233

9781280570636

1280570636

9781614511137

1614511136

OCLC:

794379528