For Roy Harris, the fundamental problem about linguistics is that
it has been led astray by the fact that we are capable
intellectually of 'decontextualising' our own verbal behaviour. A
whole interlocking system of doctrines about forms, meanings and
communication has arisen designed to support the idea that one
particular kind of decontextualising analysis is a prerequisite
for, rather than a retrospective reflection on, that behaviour.
Against this, in 13 essays collected here for the first time,
Harris argues for a fresh start, which recognises that we create
language 'as we go', both as individuals and as communities, just
as we create our social structures, forms of artistic expression,
moral values, and everything else we call civilisation. If Harris's
thought can be put in a nutshell, it is that all utterances
(whether written or spoken) have to appear in a context, and that
context is an integral part of the utterance. There is no such
thing as a contextless utterance.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics |
| Release date: |
December 2015 |
| First published: |
2014 |
| Editors: |
Nigel Love
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-98930-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-98930-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781138989306 |
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