Language the last homestead of human beings / Qian Guanlian.
| Author/creator | Qian, Guanlian |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Yu yan. English. |
| Series | China perspectives |
| Contents | Philosophical and pragmatic perspectives -- Language : mankind's last homestead -- Language betraying human beings : the paradox of "language being mankind's last homestead" -- Choosing not to speak -- Postscript: Picking the grapes within my reach. |
| Abstract | "Heidegger characterises the relationship between language and being as "language is the house of being", negating the idea that language is merely a tool ready to be used at hand. Drawing on this idea, as well as ideas from anthropology, pragmatics, and folklore studies, the author argues that "language is man's last homestead", meaning that man lives within language, has to live within language, and is governed by formulaic speech events. The author takes western classic works on the philosophy of language and his own insights of language use rooted in traditional Chinese culture, in order to develop his own localized theory. In this title, the author explores the philosophical aspect of man's survival by presenting day-to-day exchange routines such as weddings and fortune telling dialogues in the Chinese context. Awarded the first prize for Academic Excellence in Philosophy and Social Sciences in Guangdong Province, and second prize in the second Xu Guozhang Award for Foreign Language Studies, this is a must-read for researchers interested in language philosophy and pragmatics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Translation of: Yu yan : ren lei zui hou de jia yuan : ren lei ji ben sheng cun zhuang tai de zhe xue yu yu yong xue yan jiu. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Qian, Guanlian. Language First edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9780367528782 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020046356 |
| ISBN | 9781000335798 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003079705 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |