Language, action, and context : the early history of pragmatics in Europe and America, 1780-1930 / Brigitte Nerlich, David D. Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nerlich, Brigitte, 1956-

Contributor:

Clarke, David D., 1949-

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 80.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics--History.

Pragmatics.

Language and languages--Philosophy--History.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1996.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The roots of pragmatics reach back to Antiquity, especially to rhetoric as one of the three liberal arts. However, until the end of the 18th century proto-pragmatic insights tended to be consigned to the pragmatic, that is rhetoric, wastepaper basket and thus excluded from serious philosophical consideration.It can be said that pragmatics was conceived between 1780 and 1830 in Britain, but also in Germany and in France in post-Lockian and post-Kantian philosophies of language. These early 'conceptions' of pragmatics are described in the first part of the book.The second part of the

Contents:

LANGUAGE, ACTION, AND CONTEXT; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Prologue to protopragmatics: Locke's semiotic philosophy; 2. Protopragmatics in Germany: pragmatics as part of a Romantic philosophy of language; 3. Protopragmatics in France: Pragmatics as part of an 'ideological ' theory of language and thought; 4. A period of transition in the development of French pragmatics; 5. Protopragmatics in England:pragmatics as part of a common-sense theory of the mind; 6. A period of transition in the development of English pragmatics

7. Pragmatism and behaviourism in America8. A Period of transition:realist and idealist approaches to language use; 9. Pragmatics avant la lettre in Germany: language as an instrument to influence others; 10. Pragmatics avant la lettre in France (and beyond):a theory of the speaking subject; 11. Pragmatics avant la lettre in England: a theory of signs and contexts; 12. Conclusion; Translated quotations; Notes; References; Index; The series Studies in the History of the Language Sciences

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-488) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-16305-1

9786612163050

90-272-9882-3

OCLC:

70767560