346 Pages
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Routledge
346 Pages
by
Routledge
346 Pages
by
Routledge
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Heidegger characterizes 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 the last homestead of human beings", meaning that mankind lives within language, has to... Read more
Preamble. Preface 1: Grabbing a language means grabbing its thoughts. Preface 2. Preface 3. Preface 4: Finally, I’m back home! Preface for the English edition. 1 Introduction. 2 Philosophical and Pragmatic Perspectives. 3 Language: Mankind’s Last Homestead. 4 Language Betraying Human Beings: The Paradox of "Language Being Mankind’s Last Homestead". 5 Choosing Not to Speak. Postscript: Picking the Grapes within My Reach.
Biography
Guanlian Qian is a professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. His research interests are the philosophy of language and pragmatics.
