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Author Nerlich, Brigitte, 1956-

Title Language, action, and context : the early history of pragmatics in Europe and America, 1780-1930 / Brigitte Nerlich, David D. Clarke.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, [1996]
©1996

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 497 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 80
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 80. 0304-0720
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-488) and index.
Contents LANGUAGE, ACTION, AND CONTEXT; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Prologue to protopragmatics: Locke's semiotic philosophy; 2. Protopragmatics in Germany: pragmatics as part of a Romantic philosophy of language; 3. Protopragmatics in France: Pragmatics as part of an 'ideological ' theory of language and thought; 4. A period of transition in the development of French pragmatics; 5. Protopragmatics in England:pragmatics as part of a common-sense theory of the mind; 6. A period of transition in the development of English pragmatics.
Summary The roots of pragmatics reach back to Antiquity, especially to rhetoric as one of the three liberal arts. However, until the end of the 18th century proto-pragmatic insights tended to be consigned to the pragmatic, that is rhetoric, wastepaper basket and thus excluded from serious philosophical consideration. It can be said that pragmatics was conceived between 1780 and 1830 in Britain, but also in Germany and in France in post-Lockian and post-Kantian philosophies of language. These early 'conceptions' of pragmatics are described in the first part of the book. The second part of the book looks.
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Subject Pragmatics -- History.
Pragmatics.
History.
Language and languages -- Philosophy -- History.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Chronological Term Geschichte 1780-1930
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Clarke, David D., 1949-
Other Form: Print version: Nerlich, Brigitte, 1956- Language, action, and context. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1996 (DLC) 96013678
ISBN 9789027298829 (electronic book)
9027298823 (electronic book)
9781556196164
1556196164
1556196164