Semantics and the body meaning from Frege to the postmodern

"In traditional semantics, the human body tends to be ignored in the process of constructing meaning. Horst Ruthrof argues, by contrast, that the body is an integral part of this hermeneutic activity." "Ruthrof reviews and analyses various 'orthodox' theories of meaning, fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ruthrof, Horst (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press c1997.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Toronto studies in semiotics.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30969980*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Missing Body in Semantics
  • 1. Towards a Corporeal Semantics
  • 2. Natural Language and Meaning as Definition
  • 3. The Semantics of Negation and Metaphor
  • 4. Meaning and Poststructuralism
  • 5. Semantics and the Postmodern
  • Conclusion: The Corporeal Turn.