Limiting the arbitrary: linguistic naturalism and its opposites in plato's <i>cratylus</i> and modern theories of language
Auteur :
Joseph, John E.
Éditeur :
Joseph, John E.
ISBN :
9789027245854
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2000
Dimensions :
24,5 x 16,4 cm
Poids :
430 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
The idea that some aspects of language are ""natural"" while others are arbitrary or artificial, runs through modern linguistics. This title traces the heritage of linguistic naturalism back to Plato's ""Cratylus"". The first part details the linguistic arguments in the Cratylus.