Language and Meaning in the Renaissance /

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Exploring the status of the semantic unit in recent linguistic and literary theories--the sign itself--Richard Waswo relates present-day literary concerns to Renaissance thought about the connections between language and meaning. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the la...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Waswo, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1987.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Semantics.
Renaissance.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > General.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
Semantique > Histoire.
Semantics > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PART I. NOTIONS OF MEANING: THEORY AND HISTORY
  • 1. From Referential to Relational Semantics
  • 2. The Renaissance Semantic Shift
  • 3. The Challenge from Philosophy
  • 4. The Challenge from Vernaculars
  • 5. The Challenge from Eloquence
  • 6. The Augustinian Reaction
  • 7. Epilogue
  • INDEX
  • Backmatter.

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