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1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge advances in communication and linguistic theory |
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Routledge advances in communication and linguistic theory.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 2. Language about language -- 3. Linguistic inquiry -- 4. Exploiting linguistic reflexivity -- 5. Meaning is always 'now' |
| Summary |
This book explores the reflexivity of language both from the perspective of the lay speaker and the linguistic analyst. Linguistic inquiry is conditional upon linguistic reflexivity, but so is language. Without linguistic reflexivity, we would not be able to make sense of everyday linguistic communication, and the idea of a language would not be conceivable. Not even fundamental notions such as words or meaning would exist. Linguistic reflexivity is a feature of the communication process, and it essentially depends on situated participants and time. It is a defining characteristic of the human language but despite its obvious importance, it is not very well understood theoretically, and it is strangely under-researched empirically. Throughout history and in modern linguistics, it has mostly either been taken for granted, misconstrued, or ignored. Only integrational linguistics fully recognizes its specifically linguistic implications. However, integrational linguistics does not provide the necessary methodological basis for investigating linguistic phenomena empirically. This catch-22 situation means that the goal of the book is twofold: one part is to explore the reflexivity of language theoretically, and the other part is to propose an applied integrational linguistics and to implement this proposal in practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Dorthe Duncker is Associate Professor of Danish language at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 12, 2018) |
| Subject |
Integrational linguistics (Oxford school)
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Language and languages -- Discourse analysis
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Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
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Integrational linguistics (Oxford school)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Semantics
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Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1351060368 |
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1351060376 |
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1351060384 |
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1351060392 |
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9781351060363 |
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9781351060370 |
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9781351060387 |
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9781351060394 |
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