A History of Language PhilosophiesTheory and history combine in this book to form a coherent narrative of the debates on language and languages in the Western world, from ancient classic philosophy to the present, with a final glance at on-going discussions on language as a cognitive tool, on its bodily roots and philogenetic role. An introductory chapter reviews the epistemological areas that converge into, or contribute to, language philosophy, and discusses their methods, relations, and goals. In this context, the status of language philosophy is discussed in its relation to the sciences and the arts of language. Each chapter is followed by a list of suggested readings that refer the reader to the final bibliography. About the author: Lia Formigari, Professor Emeritus at University of Rome, La Sapienza. Her publications include: Language and Experience in XVIIth-century British Philosophy. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1988; Signs, Science and Politics. Philosophies of Language in Europe 1700 1830. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1993; La sémiotique empiriste face au kantisme. Liège: Mardaga, 1994. |
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... space and competence, this book deals with only one intellectual tradition, the Western one; also, for the Middle Ages, the focus is exclusively on the Latin world. The first chapter of the book reviews the epistemological areas Foreword.
... space and competence, this book deals with only one intellectual tradition, the Western one; also, for the Middle Ages, the focus is exclusively on the Latin world. The first chapter of the book reviews the epistemological areas Foreword.
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... Latin grammarian ofthe 6th century A.D.). Going further back, one also finds grammatical and semantic criteria are deeply implicated in the theory of the parts of speech. The most significant Platonic text, from this perspective, is the ...
... Latin grammarian ofthe 6th century A.D.). Going further back, one also finds grammatical and semantic criteria are deeply implicated in the theory of the parts of speech. The most significant Platonic text, from this perspective, is the ...
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... (Latin, est), nominal notion (esse), present participle (ens), etc. — that, according to Benveniste (1966:63—74), made the development of classical metaphysics possible by predisposing the notion of Being itself to its later ...
... (Latin, est), nominal notion (esse), present participle (ens), etc. — that, according to Benveniste (1966:63—74), made the development of classical metaphysics possible by predisposing the notion of Being itself to its later ...
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... definition related to writing: the articulated voice, according to a Latin grammarian cited by Desbordes (1986a: 340), “is the voice that can be written”. Analogously to writing, sounds are combined. Language, thought, and reality 25.
... definition related to writing: the articulated voice, according to a Latin grammarian cited by Desbordes (1986a: 340), “is the voice that can be written”. Analogously to writing, sounds are combined. Language, thought, and reality 25.
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... Latin grammarian Varro listed four functions of grammatical study: lectio (reading aloud), enarratio (interpretation oftexts), emendatio (their correction when necessary) and iudicium (their evaluation). Quintilian described grammar as ...
... Latin grammarian Varro listed four functions of grammatical study: lectio (reading aloud), enarratio (interpretation oftexts), emendatio (their correction when necessary) and iudicium (their evaluation). Quintilian described grammar as ...
Contents
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4 Philosophy of language from Boethius to Locke | 57 |
5 Language and philosophy from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment | 83 |
6 Languages peoples and nations | 129 |
7 Language and philosophy at the turn of the 19th century | 149 |
8 Conclusion | 189 |
Bibliography | 207 |
Author index | 237 |
Subject index | 245 |
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