The idea of a text and the nature of textual meaning / Anders Pettersson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettersson, Anders, 1946- author.

Series:

FILLM studies in languages and literatures ; v. 7.

FILLM studies in languages and literatures ; volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis, Literary.

Pragmatics.

Linguistics--Philosophy.

Linguistics.

Semantics (Philosophy).

Criticism, Textual.

Physical Description:

vii, 196 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]

Summary:

In his account of text and textual meaning, Pettersson demonstrates that a text as commonly conceived is not only a verbal structure but also a physical entity, two kinds of phenomena which do not in fact add up to a unitary object. He describes this current notion of text as convenient enough for many practical purposes, but inadequate in discussions of a theoretically more demanding nature. Having clearly demonstrated its intellectual drawbacks, he develops an alternative, boldly revisionary way of thinking about text and textual meaning. His careful argument is in challenging dialogue with assumptions about language-in-use to be found in a wide range of present-day literary theory, linguistics, philosophical aesthetics, and philosophy of language.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pettersson, Anders, 1946- Idea of a text and the nature of textual meaning.

ISBN:

9789027201348

902720134X

OCLC:

966254900