Beyond Superstructuralism / Edition 1

by Richard Harland

Overview

Moving on from his previous book, Superstructuralism , Richard Harland argues that the focus on single words in the structuralist theory of language is its key weakness and that the next advance beyond post-structuralism depends upon replacing word-based with syntagm-based theories. In a lucid way he develops a new syntagmatic theory which shows that the effect of combining words grammatically can transform the very nature of meaning. The wide breadth of coverage in the book covers both post-Chomskyan' linguistics and Derrida, and sets up an opposition to analytic and speech-act views of language. By presenting a systematic critique and counter-proposal, Harland challenges the very foundation of recent literary and language based theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415063586
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/1993
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface, PART I The limits of Superstructuralism, PART II A theory of the syntagm, PART III Syntagmatic theory and philosophy, PART IV Syntagmatic theory and linguistics, PART V Syntagmatic theory and literature, PART VI Syntagmatic theory and textual interpretation, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index