Paradigms of Reading - Relevance Theory and Deconstruction (Paperback, 1st ed. 2002)

Linguistic signs do not coincide with intended or interpreted meanings. For relevance theory, this theoretical commonplace merely demonstrates the inferential nature of language. For Paul de Man, on the contrary, it suggested that language is unstable, random, arbitrary, mechanical, ironic and inhuman. This book seeks to show that relevance theory is a more plausible account of communication, cognition and literary interpretation than the deconstructionist theory de Man elaborated from readings of Rousseau, Hegel and Nietzsche.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	I MacKenzie • Ian MacKenzie
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	237
Edition:	1st ed. 2002
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-42841-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory
LSN:	1-349-42841-8
Barcode:	9781349428410

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