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"... serious scholars of Vico as well as glottogeneticists will find much of value in this excellent monograph." -- New Vico Studies "... a provocative, well-re
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Scientific evidence for the origin of speech is abundant, but evidence for the origin of language as separate from speech as a naming system remains speculative
Contexts of Metaphor
Language: en
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Authors: Michiel Leezenberg
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-01 - Publisher: BRILL

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This study presents an approach to metaphor that systematically takes contextual factors into account. It analyses how metaphors both depend on, and change, the
Georges Sorel’s Study on Vico
Language: en
Pages: 170
Authors: Eric Brandom
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Georges Sorel’s Study on Vico is a revelatory document of the depths and stakes of French social thought at the end of the 19th century. What brought Sorel to
Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language
Language: en
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Authors: Umberto Eco
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986-07-22 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature . . . this collection can b