For Paul de Man, on the contrary, it suggested that language is unstable, random, arbitrary, mechanical, ironic and inhuman. This book seeks to show that relevance theory is a more plausible account of communication, cognition and literary interpretation than the deconstructionist theory de Man elaborated from readings of Rousseau, Hegel and Nietzsche.
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Paradigms of Reading
Linguistic signs do not coincide with intended or interpreted meanings. For relevance theory, this theoretical commonplace merely demonstrates the inferential nature of language.
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| Weight | 1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22 × 14 × 2 cm |
| Book Author | Ian Mackenzie |
| Edition | 1st |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN | 9780333968338 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 250 |
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