The literal, the metaphorical, and the price of semiotics
An essay on philosophy of language and the doctrine of signs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10738239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Deely (0000-0003-4415-6421, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 2006 |
| Issue | 161 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem.2006.057 |
| OpenAlex | W1988092727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article examines the status of human language as constituting one system of signs among others, with a particular aim to establish the sense in which the classical distinction between ‘literal’ and ‘metaphorical’ ought best to be understood in the context of semiotics today
Context (archaeology) · Doctrine · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literal (mathematical logic) · Literal and figurative language · Semiotics · Semiotics of culture · Social semiotics · Sociology · Theology · Visual semiotics · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |