Saving your referents/reverence : a reply to John Needham

Criticises the essay by John Needham in 'Landfall', no.148, P.477-456, on the new semiology. Accuses the writer of misunderstanding the nature of sign in Saussurean linguistics, leading him to confuse the signifie with the referent. Suggests that Needham proposes a theory of meaning giving...

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Veröffentlicht in:Landfall 1984-09 (151), p.344-351
1. Verfasser: Walker, Denis
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Zusammenfassung:Criticises the essay by John Needham in 'Landfall', no.148, P.477-456, on the new semiology. Accuses the writer of misunderstanding the nature of sign in Saussurean linguistics, leading him to confuse the signifie with the referent. Suggests that Needham proposes a theory of meaning giving things priority over words and regards poems themselves as objects. Needham replies, disagreeing with his arguments.. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:0023-7930