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Format: 1 online resource (387 p.) : , 3 figures, 5 tables

ISBN: 9780822382461

Content: In Talking Heads, Benjamin Lee situates himself at the convergence of multiple disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, and literary theory. He offers a nuanced exploration of the central questions shared by these disciplines during the modern era—questions regarding the relations between language, subjectivity, community, and the external world. Scholars in each discipline approach these questions from significantly different angles; in seeking to identify and define the intersection of these angles, Lee argues for the development of a new sense of subjectivity, a construct that has repercussions of immense importance beyond the humanities and into the area of politics.Talking Heads synthesizes the views and works of a breathtaking range of the most influential modern theorists of the humanities and social sciences, including Austin, Searle, Derrida, Jakobson, Bakhtin, Wittgenstein, Peirce, Frege, Kripke, Donnellan, Putnam, Saussure, and Whorf. After illuminating these many strands of thought, Lee moves beyond disciplinary biases and re-embeds within the context of the public sphere the questions of subjectivity and language raised by these theorists. In his examination of how subjectivity relates not just to grammatical patterns but also to the specific social institutions in which these patterns develop and are sustained, Lee discusses such topics as the concept of public opinion and the emergence of Western nation-states.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1 The Foundations of Performativity: Austin and Frege -- , Chapter 2 Deconstructing Performativity -- , Chapter 3 Reconstructing Performativity -- , Chapter 4 Peirce's Semiotic -- , Chapter 5 Linguistics and Semiotics -- , Chapter 6 The Semiotic Mediation of Language and Thought -- , Chapter 7 Metalinguistics and Philosophy -- , Chapter 8 The Metalinguistics of Narration -- , Chapter 9 The Performativity of Foundations -- , Reference List -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780822382461

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822382461

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780822382461

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Format: 1 online resource (389 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-91972-5 , 9786612919725 , 0-8223-8246-6

Series Statement: e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Content: Looks at the interrelations between models of language in anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, and literary criticism and explores their varied accounts of subjectivity, reference, and narration.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Introduction -- 1 The Foundations of Performativity: Austin and Frege -- 2 Deconstructing Performativity -- 3 Reconstructing Performativity -- 4 Peirce's Semiotic -- 5 Linguistics and Semiotics -- 6 The Semiotic Mediation of Language and Thought -- 7 Metalinguistics and Philosophy -- 8 The Metalinguistics of Narration -- 9 The Performativity of Foundations. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8223-2006-1

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8223-2015-0

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780822382461