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Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein

How to Play Games with Words

By Professor Roy Harris, Roy Harris

Published October 25th 1990 by Routledge – 152 pages

Series: History of Linguistic Thought

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    Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of emanating from very different intellectual sources, this study breaks new ground.

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    'Roy Harris's Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein is a particularly welcome bridge between philosophy and linguistics … Careful exploration of this important and influential theory … illustrates how comparative studies of thinkers may occasionally create fascinating diffraction patterns.' - The Guardian

    Name: Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein: How to Play Games with Words (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: By Professor Roy Harris, Roy Harris. Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of emanating from very...
    Categories: Language & Linguistics, Semantics