The Language Myth in Western Culture
Author:   Roy Harris, Jr. (University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   2
ISBN:  

9780700714537


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   14 December 2001
Format:   Hardback
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The Language Myth in Western Culture


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The basic claim of this book is that for two thousand years and more the Western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication. One of these is that each national language is a unique code that specifies determinate forms, meanings and combinations of these utilized in everyday discourse. The other is that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from the mind of one individual to the mind of another. What emerges very clearly from this multi-disciplinary inquiry is that the language myth is not just a myth about language. It has many other ramifications. No other account of the history of Western culture can afford to ignore the importance of this underlying network of beliefs about how we communicate with one another and, in so doing, establish social units with distinctive identities and customary practices.

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Author:   Roy Harris, Jr. (University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780700714537


ISBN 10:   0700714537
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   14 December 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contributors Preface 1.The Role of the Language Myth in the Western Cultural Tradition 2.The Language Myth and Historical Linguistics 3. The Language Myth and Standard English 4.The Language Myth and Linguistics Humanised 5. The Mythical, The Non-Mythical and Representation in Linguistics 6. Folk Psychology and The Language Myth: What would the Integrationists say? 7. The Language Myth and the Race Myth: Evil Twins of Modern Identity Politics? 8.The Language Myth and Mathematical Notation as a Language of Nature 9. The Language Myth and The Law 10. The Language Myth and Western Art 12. The Language Myth, Schopenhauer and Music Index

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