1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911114775403321

Autore

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Titolo

Constructions in Use / / Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Düsseldorf : , : düsseldorf university press, , [2017]

©2021

ISBN

9783110720334

3110720337

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Dissertations in Language and Cognition

Disciplina

401.4

Soggetti

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- I. Meaning -- 2 Meaning: Primary, Pragmatic, and Others -- 3 Usage-based Theories of Meaning -- 4 Truth-conditional Theories of Meaning -- II. Disposition -- 5 Theories of Truth & Meaning -- 6 Dispositional Analyses -- III. Method -- 7 Semantic-Methodological Concerns -- 8 On Phenomena and Tokenings -- 9 Conclusion -- Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Semantics is one of the core disciplines of philosophy of language. There are basically two strands of established theories: use-based and truth-conditional, with the latter being the dominant variety. This dominance has been questioned recently by linguists who embrace a research paradigm that is known as construction grammar. As construction grammar is use-based, it seems natural to suppose that its success is indirect support for use-based semantics in philosophy. This is true. But there's still a lot to do. Although there are use-based theories that fit quite well with current research in linguistics, they are far from being perfect. In particular, the most popular theory in that area is still tied to some of the main motivations behind truth-conditional semantics. 'Constructions in Use' offers an alternative by proposing to let this legacy go. Instead, it argues that philosophical semantics is best off if it goes for an entirely use-based theory. This series explores issues of mental representation, linguistic structure and representation, and their interplay. The research presented in this



series is grounded in the idea explored in the Collaborative Research Center 'The structure of representations in language, cognition and science' (SFB 991) that there is a universal format for the representation of linguistic and cognitive concepts.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911140213603321

Autore

Orbach Susie

Titolo

Hunger Strike : the Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for our Age / / Susie Orbach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-91466-0

0-429-90043-0

0-429-47566-7

1-283-12612-5

9786613126122

1-84940-489-5

9780429475665

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/2

616.85262

Soggetti

Anorexia nervosa

Women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1986 by Faber and Faber."--t.p. verso.

"Second Edition, with a new introduction and revisions, published in 1993 by Penquine Books."--t.p. verso.

"Starving amidst plenty"--cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the 1986 Edition; Introduction to the 1993 Edition; PART I; PART II; Afterword; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. Anorexia is a battle; a



battle to be thin; a battle of wills, denial versus desire. It is also about control; by conquering feelings of hunger, the anorectic woman aspires to conquer her emotional feelings as well. For Orbach, the struggle goes further. In this brilliant examination of women and eating disorders, she asserts that the complex relationship between women and food signifies women's battle for autonomy. Women's bodies are both private and public property. Society demands and expects women to look a certain way, to not take up too much space, to be self-effacing and mindful of others. Yet anorexia, whilst an extreme method of conforming to such demands, is conversely a rebellion against such ideas. It is the ultimate control over self, a cry of protest, a hunger strike against the contradictory and overwhelming demands placed on women in contemporary society. Also discussed are attitudes towards eating problems, and how they have changed over recent years, and an innovative approach to residential treatment. This book provides a highly original insight into the underlying causes of eating disorders."--Provided by publisher.