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- catalog abstract ""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, from the views of Gottlob Frege at the beginning of the twentieth century to those of theorists in the postmodern period, then offers an alternative approach of his own. His theory features 'corporeal semantics, ' and holds that meaning has ultimately to do with the body and that the meaning of linguistic expressions is indeterminate without the aid of visual, tactile, olfactory, and other bodily signs. This approach also remedies what Ruthrof sees as a loss of interpretive will in the postmodern era." "Those involved in discourse analysis, literature, art criticism, film theory, pedagogy, and philosophy will find the implications of Ruthrof's study considerable."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10286719.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""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, from the views of Gottlob Frege at the beginning of the twentieth century to those of theorists in the postmodern period, then offers an alternative approach of his own. His theory features 'corporeal semantics, ' and holds that meaning has ultimately to do with the body and that the meaning of linguistic expressions is indeterminate without the aid of visual, tactile, olfactory, and other bodily signs. This approach also remedies what Ruthrof sees as a loss of interpretive will in the postmodern era." "Those involved in discourse analysis, literature, art criticism, film theory, pedagogy, and philosophy will find the implications of Ruthrof's study considerable."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-309) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 321 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0802041515 (bound)".
- catalog identifier "0802079938 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Toronto studies in semiotics".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,".
- catalog subject "401/.43 21".
- catalog subject "Nonverbal communication.".
- catalog subject "P325 .R87 1997".
- catalog subject "Semantics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Semantics and the body : meaning from Frege to the postmodern / Horst Ruthrof.".
- catalog type "text".