The paper examines some of the ideological issues that frame the founding moment of modern lingui... more The paper examines some of the ideological issues that frame the founding moment of modern linguistics. Sir William Jones' discourses and essays manifest a linguistic erudition which on the one hand leads to the founding of the comparative and historical method, which remained the cornerstone of much of the scholarship in the field during the 19 th century, but on the other hand, they are clearly rooted in the cultural and religious biases of the European tradition. As the initial perspectives are further developed by later linguists and philosophers under a broad umbrella of the 'Indo-European' notion, these ideological biases consolidate in the form of an affinity with the Hindu Indian tradition and simultaneously a rejection and exclusion of the Semitic cultures and peoples, Jews and Muslims, from European and Indian mainstream respectively. The philosophical and political responses to these scholarly movements, and the associated political repercussions are briefly indicated.
Labyrinths of Language –
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
... more Labyrinths of Language – Philosophical and Cultural Investigations New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language: A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other: Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction: Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76 6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91 7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104 8. The Discourse of Death 125 9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136 10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153 11. Culture and Politics in the Novel: On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the Colonial Context: Perspectives from History, Culture and Religion 204
Labyrinths of Language –
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
... more Labyrinths of Language – Philosophical and Cultural Investigations New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language: A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other: Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction: Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76 6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91 7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104 8. The Discourse of Death 125 9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136 10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153 11. Culture and Politics in the Novel: On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the Colonial Context: Perspectives from History, Culture and Religion 204
The paper examines some of the ideological issues that frame the founding moment of modern lingui... more The paper examines some of the ideological issues that frame the founding moment of modern linguistics. Sir William Jones' discourses and essays manifest a linguistic erudition which on the one hand leads to the founding of the comparative and historical method, which remained the cornerstone of much of the scholarship in the field during the 19 th century, but on the other hand, they are clearly rooted in the cultural and religious biases of the European tradition. As the initial perspectives are further developed by later linguists and philosophers under a broad umbrella of the 'Indo-European' notion, these ideological biases consolidate in the form of an affinity with the Hindu Indian tradition and simultaneously a rejection and exclusion of the Semitic cultures and peoples, Jews and Muslims, from European and Indian mainstream respectively. The philosophical and political responses to these scholarly movements, and the associated political repercussions are briefly indicated.
Labyrinths of Language –
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
... more Labyrinths of Language – Philosophical and Cultural Investigations New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language: A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other: Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction: Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76 6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91 7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104 8. The Discourse of Death 125 9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136 10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153 11. Culture and Politics in the Novel: On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the Colonial Context: Perspectives from History, Culture and Religion 204
Labyrinths of Language –
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
... more Labyrinths of Language – Philosophical and Cultural Investigations New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language: A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other: Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction: Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76 6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91 7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104 8. The Discourse of Death 125 9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136 10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153 11. Culture and Politics in the Novel: On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the Colonial Context: Perspectives from History, Culture and Religion 204
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New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1
1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language:
A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other:
Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the
Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction:
Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76
6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91
7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104
8. The Discourse of Death 125
9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136
10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153
11. Culture and Politics in the Novel:
On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian
Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the
Colonial Context: Perspectives from History,
Culture and Religion 204
Bibliography 221
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1
1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language:
A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other:
Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the
Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction:
Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76
6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91
7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104
8. The Discourse of Death 125
9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136
10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153
11. Culture and Politics in the Novel:
On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian
Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the
Colonial Context: Perspectives from History,
Culture and Religion 204
Bibliography 221
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1
1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language:
A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other:
Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the
Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction:
Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76
6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91
7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104
8. The Discourse of Death 125
9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136
10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153
11. Culture and Politics in the Novel:
On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian
Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the
Colonial Context: Perspectives from History,
Culture and Religion 204
Bibliography 221
Philosophical and Cultural Investigations
New Delhi: Aakar Books. 2014
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1
1. The ‘Social’ and the ‘Cognitive’ in Language:
A Reading of Saussure and Beyond 7
2. Between the Self and the Other:
Language after Levinas 26
3. On Language and the Assumed Unity of the
Human Sciences 46
4. Between Pragmatics and Deconstruction:
Wittgenstein, Bakhtin and Derrida 62
5. Time, Language and the Destruction of Power 76
6. Kafka: Literature, Law and Language 91
7. Blanchot, Writing and the Politico-Religious 104
8. The Discourse of Death 125
9. The Body of Sense, the Sense of Body 136
10. Towards a Philosophy of Image 153
11. Culture and Politics in the Novel:
On the Banks of the River Mahe 168
12. Globalization of English and the Indian
Linguistic Context 185
13. Beginnings of Modern Linguistics and the
Colonial Context: Perspectives from History,
Culture and Religion 204
Bibliography 221