Overview
- Presents an extremely original approach to linguistic meaning and thought-provoking perspectives on language
- Directly applies this highly original approach to works in literature and to pedagogy
- Is written in an engaging and accessible prose style
Part of the book series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy (SLAP, volume 101)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Theory
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Front Matter
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The Applications
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume presents eight papers and a draft monograph by T. Price Caldwell on topics in linguistics, semiotics and philosophy of language.
From the beginning of his professional career onwards, Caldwell wrote short fiction and poetry, and he taught English literature. The relevance to these of philosophy of language, semiotics and certain areas of linguistics increasingly caught his interest. This book presents the fruits of this later work.
Of the papers included here, two are abstract and theoretical, focusing on linguistic methodology and Caldwell’s overarching views on the nature of meaning-in-context. His position here, which he called Molecular Sememics, echoes early Structuralism and Functionalism, but addresses shortfalls in each. Two other papers apply the method and theory to topics within semantics and pragmatics, including especially the structuring of discourse. The remaining four papers connect Caldwell’s theoretical insights to his life-long interests in fiction and pedagogy.
The monograph – which Caldwell was left unfinished due to illness – aims to present as a single intellectual package the theory and the applications.Authors, Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Discourse, Structure and Linguistic Choice
Book Subtitle: The Theory and Applications of Molecular Sememics
Authors: T. Price Caldwell
Editors: Oliver Cresswell, Robert J. Stainton
Series Title: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75441-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75440-6Published: 29 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09231-3Published: 25 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75441-3Published: 19 June 2018
Series ISSN: 0924-4662
Series E-ISSN: 2215-034X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 134
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Semantics, Philosophy of Language, Pragmatics, Semiotics