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The Language Myth in Western Culture Roy Harris, Jr.

The Language Myth in Western Culture By Roy Harris, Jr.

The Language Myth in Western Culture by Roy Harris, Jr.

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Explores assumptions in western theories of language and linguistics, highlighting the pivotal role of the language myth in the history of western culture.

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The Language Myth in Western Culture by Roy Harris, Jr.

The basic claim of this book is that for 2000 years and more the western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication: that each national language is a unique code and that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from mind to mind.

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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NPB9780700714537
9780700714537
0700714537
The Language Myth in Western Culture by Roy Harris, Jr.
Roy Harris, Jr.
Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2001-12-14
228
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