Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein How to Play Games with Words |
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Author:
| Harris, Roy Harris, Professor Roy |
Series title: | History of Linguistic Thought Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-05225-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1990 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $77.99 |
Book Description:
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Saussure and Wittgenstein are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of intellectual sources, this study breaks new groundSaussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of emanating from...
More DescriptionSaussure and Wittgenstein are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of intellectual sources, this study breaks new groundSaussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of emanating from very different intellectual sources, this study breaks new ground.