Overview
- Offers a wholly new perspective for investigating linguistic texts using three themes that are fundamental to discussions of the human
- Highlights the inherent tension in linguistic theorizing, based on a close reading and elucidation of a wide range of major linguistic texts
- Includes in-depth discussions on posthumanism, machines and language by incorporating insights from philosophy, the information sciences, cognitive sciences, and artificial intelligence
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Part III
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About this book
This book provides a refreshingly new perspective for investigating linguistic texts, which foregrounds models of the human. It presents a close reading of major linguistic theories in the twentieth century with a focus on three main themes: linguistic system and the individual speaker; social order; and linguistic creativity. The examination of these three fundamental themes concerning language and human nature, on the one hand, provides a fine-textured exposition on the implicit and explicit models of human nature endorsed by major theorists; on the other, it reveals the methodological dilemmas faced by linguistics. In light of the fact that the importance of considering posthumanist ideas is increasingly being underscored today, both within and outside linguistics, this focus on the human makes the book highly topical.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Feifei Zhou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, where she teaches Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics. In 2014, Zhou received her Ph.D. in Linguistics and the History of Ideas from the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include the history of linguistics, health discourses, and linguistic landscapes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Models of the Human in Twentieth-Century Linguistic Theories
Book Subtitle: System, Order, Creativity
Authors: Feifei Zhou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1255-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1254-4Published: 18 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1257-5Published: 18 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1255-1Published: 17 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 233
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Language, Pragmatics, Language Education