Language in Its Cultural Embedding :Explorations in the Relativity of Signs and Sign Systems ( Studies in Anthropological Linguistics )

Publication subTitle :Explorations in the Relativity of Signs and Sign Systems

Publication series :Studies in Anthropological Linguistics

Author: Harald Haarmann  

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton‎

Publication year: 1990

E-ISBN: 9783110867541

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110120868

Subject: H0-05 Language and other subjects the relationship

Language: ENG

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Chapter

Preface

pp.:  1 – 7

1. The structure of the linguistic sign in onomatopoetic expressions (including interjections)

pp.:  49 – 66

2. Variations of the linguistic sign involving concrete concepts

pp.:  66 – 70

3. Variations of the linguistic sign involving abstract concepts

pp.:  70 – 81

4. Variations of the linguistic sign involving names

pp.:  81 – 91

Chapter 3. Language as a sigmatic fixative of reality: Parameters of semiotic relativity

pp.:  91 – 103

1. The semiotic nomenclature of demonstrative relations (including directional relations)

pp.:  103 – 108

1.1 The marking of horizontal distance in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  108 – 108

1.2. The marking of vertical distance in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  108 – 110

1.3. The marking of space relations in demonstrative systems

pp.:  110 – 112

1.4. The marking of motion in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  112 – 113

1.5. The marking of the range of vision in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  113 – 114

1.6. The marking of time relations in demonstrative systems

pp.:  114 – 117

1.7. The marking of indefiniteness in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  117 – 119

1.8. The marking of determinative relations in demonstrative systems

pp.:  119 – 120

1.9. The marking of politeness in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  120 – 121

1.10. The marking of emphatic connotations in systems of demonstrative relations

pp.:  121 – 123

2. The semiotic nomenclature in relations of politeness and deference

pp.:  123 – 131

2.1. The marking of politeness in the system of personal pronouns

pp.:  131 – 132

2.2. The marking of politeness in the system of possessive pronouns

pp.:  132 – 134

2.3. The marking of politeness in the system of demonstrative pronouns

pp.:  134 – 134

2.4. The marking of politeness in the verbal system

pp.:  134 – 135

2.5. The marking of politeness in the nominal system

pp.:  135 – 136

2.6. The marking of politeness in lexical structures

pp.:  136 – 139

3. The semitotic nomenclature in emotional and rational relations as a facet of mentality

pp.:  139 – 146

Chater 4. Language as a semiotic seismograph of acculturation: The problem of variability in sign systems

pp.:  146 – 161

1. Borrowings in the lexical field of parts of the body

pp.:  161 – 166

2. Borrowings in the system of numerals

pp.:  166 – 178

3. Borrowings in the lexical field of color terminology

pp.:  178 – 182

4. Borrowed expressions for natural phenomena as well as living things

pp.:  182 – 185

5. Borrowed expressions for basic activities and qualities

pp.:  185 – 190

6. Borrowings in the pronominal system

pp.:  190 – 195

Chapter 5. The world of signs and applied semiotics: An interpretative approach to ancient and modern cultures

pp.:  195 – 209

1. The fixation and mnemotechnical recording of information on the basis of pictures, and without the participation of language

pp.:  209 – 212

2. The fixation and mnemotechnical recording of information based on a diffuse correlation of pictorial symbols and linguistic signs

pp.:  212 – 225

2.1. The catchword principle in writing and the Cretan hieroglyphs

pp.:  225 – 234

2.2. The iconic materials of the hieroglyphs in relation to items and figurative motives of Minoan culture

pp.:  234 – 237

2.3. The role of hieroglyphic writing as a sacred script in Minoan civilization

pp.:  237 – 244

2.4. The reconstruction of a sacred text the contents of which is related to a funeral ritual

pp.:  244 – 248

2.5. The ceremonial character of the Minoan funeral ritual as a communication with the ancestors

pp.:  248 – 252

2.6. The archaeological evidence for the Minoan funeral ritual from Agia Triadha

pp.:  252 – 259

3. The fixation and mnemotechnical recording of information based on pictures and on the written language as two independent semiotic systems

pp.:  259 – 263

Bibliography

pp.:  263 – 279

Subject index

pp.:  279 – 285

Index of names

pp.:  285 – 289

LastPages

pp.:  289 – 293

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