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Re-reading Saussure

By Thibault, Paul J.

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Re-reading Saussure

By Thibault, Paul J.

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Through a detailed re-reading of Saussure's work in the light of contemporary developments in the human, life and physical sciences, Paul Thibault provides us with the means to re-define and re-focus our theories of social meaning-making. Saussure's theory of language is generally considered to be a formal theory of abstract sign-types and systems, separate from our individual and social practices of making meaning. In this challenging book, Thibault presents a different view of Saussure. Paying close attention to the original texts, including Cours de linguistique generale, he demonstrates that Saussure was centrally concerned with trying to formulate a theory of how meanings are made. Re-reading Saussure does more than simply engage with Saussure's theory in a new and up-to-date way. In addition to demonstrating the continuing viability of Saussure's thinking through a range of examples, it makes an important intervention in contemporary linguistic and semiotic debate.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
386
Release Date:
1996-12-01
Publication Date:
1996-11-14
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415104106
ISBN13:
9780415104104
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
743 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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