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Exploring the status of the semantic unit in recent linguistic and literary theories--the sign itself--Richard Waswo relates present-day literary concerns to Renaissance thought about the connections between language and meaning. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make av



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*PART I. NOTIONS OF MEANING: THEORY AND HISTORY, pg. 1*1. From Referential to Relational Semantics, pg. 8*2. The Renaissance Semantic Shift, pg. 48*3. The Challenge from Philosophy, pg. 88*4. The Challenge from Vernaculars, pg. 134*5. The Challenge from Eloquence, pg. 213*6. The Augustinian Reaction, pg. 250*7. Epilogue, pg. 284*INDEX, pg. 307

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691609782, 978-0691609782
      ISBN10: 0691609780
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Exploring the status of the semantic unit in recent linguistic and literary theories--the sign itself--Richard Waswo relates present-day literary concerns to Renaissance thought about the connections between language and meaning. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make av



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*PART I. NOTIONS OF MEANING: THEORY AND HISTORY, pg. 1*1. From Referential to Relational Semantics, pg. 8*2. The Renaissance Semantic Shift, pg. 48*3. The Challenge from Philosophy, pg. 88*4. The Challenge from Vernaculars, pg. 134*5. The Challenge from Eloquence, pg. 213*6. The Augustinian Reaction, pg. 250*7. Epilogue, pg. 284*INDEX, pg. 307

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