The language parallax : linguistic relativism and poetic indeterminacy /

Argues that the "locus and focus" of differences among languages lies not so much in practical or rational aspects as in the complexity and richness of more poetic dimensions--in the nuances of words, or the style and voice of an author. This poetic reformulation of what has been called &q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedrich, Paul, 1927-2016
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1986.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Texas linguistics series.
Temas:
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Poetry.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Poetry as Topic
Hypothèse de Sapir-Whorf.
Poésie.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
poetry.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics
Taalfilosofie.
Relativisme.
Langues > Philosophie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Argues that the "locus and focus" of differences among languages lies not so much in practical or rational aspects as in the complexity and richness of more poetic dimensions--in the nuances of words, or the style and voice of an author. This poetic reformulation of what has been called "linguistic relativism" is grounded in the author's theory of the imagination as a main source of poetic indeterminacy and, ultimately, disorder and chaos
Notas:Includes indexes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 192 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-180).
ISBN:9780292762510
0292762518

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