Motivating the Symbolic: Towards a Cognitive Theory of the Linguistic Sign

Motivating the Symbolic: Towards a Cognitive Theory of the Linguistic Sign Kowalewski Hubert Wydawca: Peter Lang AG Data wydania: 2016 ISBN: 9783631671078 Liczba stron: 212 Format: 155 x 215 x 18 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: The book outlines a new approach to motivation in language. The approach proposes a cognitive theory of the linguistic sign, partly in opposition to classical Saussurean linguistics. The new theory is inspired and informed by Charles S. Peirce s semiotics, especially the distinction between the icon, the index, and the symbol.