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Semantics and the Body: Meaning from Frege to the Postmodern

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Description for Semantics and the Body: Meaning from Frege to the Postmodern Paperback. Horst Ruthrof argues that the body is an integral part of this hermeneutic activity and proposes that language is no more than a symbolic grid which does not signify at all unless it is brought to life by non-linguistic signs. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.

In traditional semantics, the human body tends to be ignored in the process of constructing meaning. Horst Ruthrof argues, by contrast, that the body is an integral part of this hermeneutic activity. Strictly language-based theories, and theories which conflate formal and natural languages, run into problems when they describe how we communicate in cultural settings. Semantics and the Body proposes that language is no more than a symbolic grid which does not signify at all unless it is brought to life by non-linguistic signs.

Ruthrof reviews and analyses various 'orthodox' theories of meaning, from the views of Gottlob Frege at ... Read more

Pedagogy in many fields could be enriched by a systemic integration of non-verbal semiosis into the linguistically dominated syllabus. Those involved in discourse analysis, literature, art criticism, film theory, pedagogy, and philosophy will find the implications of Ruthrof's study considerable.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Toronto
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802079930
SKU
V9780802079930
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About Horst Ruthrof
Horst Ruthrof is a professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Murdoch University, Western Australia.

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