Studies indhāraṇīliterature II

Pragmatics ofdhāraṇīs

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2808762
AutoresRonald M Davidson (Fairfield University, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume77
Fascículo1
Páginas5-61
Data de publicação2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x13000943
OpenAlexW2106410419
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas66

This article is one of a series that reassesses thedhāraṇītexts of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The article seeks to examinedhāraṇītexts by using the linguistic tools of pragmatics, especially historical pragmatics, to assist the understanding of their statements. Rather than the meaning of the termdhāraṇīas a subject term, the domain of truth-conditional semantics, this paper examines statements in texts labelleddhāraṇī. Pragmatics examines meaning in context, and the categories of speech acts developed by Searle has been especially helpful in mapping out differences within such texts and the formalization of statements across texts. The grammaticalization of specific speech elements, especially interjections, in the context ofmantra-dhāraṇīs is also discussed

Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Grammaticalization · Linguistics · Mantra · Meaning (existential) · Pragmatics · Semantics (computer science) · Speech act · Subject (documents) · Term (time) · Computer Science · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation