Language And Meaning In The Age Of Modernism Ck Ogden And His Contemporaries James Mcelvenny by James Mcelvenny 9781474425049, 1474425046 instant download after payment.

This book explores the influential currents in the philosophy of language and linguistics of the first half of the twentieth century, from the perspective of the English scholar C. K. Ogden (1889–1957). Ogden was connected to several of the most significant figures of the modernist period, including Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Victoria Lady Welby, Otto Neurath and Rudolf Carnap. In investigating these connections, this book reveals links between early analytic philosophy, semiotics and linguistics in a crucial period of their respective histories and in turn sheds light on the intellectual history of the early twentieth century.

• Provides a detailed study of the historical origin of key concepts in semantics and semiotics
• Reveals links between early analytic philosophy, semiotics and linguistics in a crucial period of their respective histories
• Makes extensive use of previously unexplored sources, including Ogden’s articles in the journal Psyche and unpublished correspondence
• Includes a detailed examination of The Meaning of Meaning, 1923 and Basic English, 1930