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The literal, the metaphorical, and the price of semiotics: An essay on philosophy of language and the doctrine of signs

2006; De Gruyter; Volume: 2006; Issue: 161 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/sem.2006.057

1613-3692

John Deely,

Historical Linguistics and Language Studies

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.