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Rethinking writing
The traditional Western view of writing, from Aristotle down to the present day, has treated the written word as a visual substitute for the spoken word. The eminent Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) was the first to provide this traditional assumption with a reasoned basis by incorporating it into a more general theory of signs. In the wake of Saussure's work, modern linguistics has ignored or marginalized writing in favour of the study of speech. In all literate societies, however, speech in turn is interpreted by reference to the culturally dominant writing system. This puts in place a system of educational values which ensures that the more literate members of society maintain superiority over the less literate, and at the same time establishes a hierarchy among literate societies which favours the local product (alphabetic scripts in the Western Case). Roy Harris shows that the theory of writing adopted in modern linguistics is deeply flawed. Reversing the orthodox priorities, the author argues that writing is a far more powerful mode of linguistic communication than speech could ever be. His book is a major contribution to current debates about human communication written and spoken.
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Definition in theory and practice : language, lexicography and the law
The problem of definition has a long history and has engaged the minds of some of the most eminent thinkers in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle onwards. But it is also an everyday problem constantly confronting all who have to draft or interpret the countless texts on which modern society depends. Definition in Theory and Practice focuses on two areas where difficulties arise in a particularly acute form: lexicography and the law. Examining a wide range of approaches and definitional techniques, backed up by detailed analyses of dictionary entries and court cases, the authors provide a comprehensive survey of their subject. They argue that what underlies the problem of definition are conflicting assumptions about the way language functions. This in-depth study of definition will be of interest to academics researching lexicography, semantics and the intersection of linguistics and jurisprudence.
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سوسير ومؤولوه
تكمن فائدة كتاب روي هاريس \"سوسير ومؤولوه\" للقارئ العربي في كونه محاولة جريئة في التحليل والنقد لآراء سوسير وأفكاره التي تشكل نظريته اللغوية من ناحية، ولكونه قصيا دقيقا ودؤوبا لما كتبه الأعلام من المشتغلين بعلم اللغة. وفي ذلك درس بليغ لنا يبلغنا أن المفكرين والمنظرين ليسوا بمنأى عن قلم الناقد المنصف وأدواته التحليلية وأن كتابات سوسير ليست نصوصا مقدسة بل هي تحمل أفكارا تحتمل الصحة والخطأ وهكذا ينبغي مناقشتها ونزع صفة القدسية عنها.
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Landmarks in linguistic thought I
By introducing the reader to the main issues and themes that have determined the development of the Western linguistic tradition, an evolution of linguistic thought quickly becomes apparent. Each chapter in this accessible book contains a short extract from a `landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context.The authors, who consider writers from Aristotle to Caxton to Saussure, have fully revised the original edition ofthis text. Complete with two new chapters on Bishop John Wilkins and Frege, a revised preface and updated bibliography, this book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the History of Linguistics, or the History of Western Thought.
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Course in general linguistics
\"An influence on a wide-range of thinkers from Derrida and Lacan to Chomsky, Saussure's major work is now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series\"-- Provided by publisher.
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سوسير وفتجنشتين : فلسفة اللغة ولعبة الكلمات
يقدم أستاذ فلسفة اللغة وعلومها روي هاريس في كتابه العميق والجميل هذا مقارنة دقيقة مدعمة بالأمثلة والنظر النقدي الدقيق بين أهم مؤثرين على الفكر الغربي المعاصر هما فرديناد دي سوسير ولودفيغ فتجنشتين. يقف هذان العلمان وراء أهم النظريات والسجالات في مجال العلوم الإنسانية والعلوم الطبيعية وحتى الرياضيات. وما سمي \"المنعطف اللغوي\" في الفكر الغربي بدأ اعتمادا على آرائهما اللغوية واتسع ليشكل ما عرف بالبنيوية وما بعد البنيوية وصنوها ما بعد الحداثة. ولأن هذا المنعطف صار يخضع في يومنا هذا إلى مراجعات نقدية واسعة لا يمكن متابعتها دون التعمق في أصوله ومشاكله، فإن سوسير وفتجنشتين يستحقان اهتماما خاصا.
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