Universals: Studies in Indian Logic and Linguistics.

This book is a historical study of influential currents in the philosophy of language and linguistics of the first half of the twentieth century, explored from the perspective of the English scholar C. K. Ogden (1889–1957). Although no ‘Great Man’ in his own right, Ogden had a personal connection, reflected in his work, to several of the most significant figures of the age. The background to the ideas espoused in Ogden’s book The Meaning of Meaning, co-authored with I.A. Richards (1893–1979), is examined in detail, along with the application of these ideas in his international language project Basic English. A richly interlaced network of connections is revealed between early analytic philosophy, semiotics and linguistics, all inevitably shaped by the contemporary cultural and political environment. In particular, significant interaction is shown between Ogden’s ideas, the varying versions of ‘logical atomism’ of Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) and Ludwig Wittgensten (1889–1951), Victoria Lady Welby’s (1837–1912) ‘significs’, and the philosophy and political activism of Otto Neurath (1882–1945) and Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970) of the Vienna Circle. Amid these interactions emerges a previously little known mutual exchange between the academic philosophy and linguistics of the period and the practically oriented efforts of the international language movement.

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Conquer and Score: A Word Formation Game for Language Learners

International Journal of Modern Languages And Applied Linguistics ◽

10.24191/ijmal.v3i1.7426 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Anealka Aziz Hussin ◽

Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Cognitive Skills ◽

English Language ◽

Word Formation ◽

Language Games ◽

Safe Environment ◽

Learning Path ◽

Derivational Morphemes ◽

And Linguistics ◽

Formation Game

Engaging students in language activities can sometimes be challenging for language educators. One of the ways to engage students in language activities is through language games. Language games can motivate students to communicate, strengthens their ability to comprehend the language and enhance their problem-solving and cognitive skills. Language games also have a vast potential to increase engagement of the students, thus lead to the creation of the Conquer & Score: The Derivational Island. It is a word formation enrichment game catering to students learning lexicology and linguistics. The topic was chosen based on the result of an online quiz on the types of morphemes. The game focuses on the derivational morphemes used to form the English language words. The game requires knowledge of morphology as well as basic lexical analysis skills. The game provides educators a fun and engaging reinforcement activity for the students. Gamification elements used in the game such as rewards, flexible learning path and progress indicator offer a safe environment for competition, which can motivate students to outdo each other to win the game. This paper also highlights some important aspects of games in learning.

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Battestini, Simon p.x. Georgetown University Round Table on Language and Linguistics 1986. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1987Battestini, Simon p.x. Georgetown University Round Table on Language and Linguistics 1986. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1987, 267 pp.

Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes ◽

10.3138/cmlr.44.4.766 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 766-767

Author(s):

François Paré

Keyword(s):

Round Table ◽

Georgetown University ◽

And Linguistics

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Mobile Perception and the Automotive Prosthetic

Transfers ◽

10.3167/trans.2011.010105 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 73-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charissa N. Terranova

Keyword(s):

Urban Sprawl ◽

Human Body ◽

Conceptual Art ◽

Robert Smithson ◽

Martha Rosler ◽

The World ◽

1960S And 1970S ◽

The 1960S ◽

And Linguistics

This essay focuses on a body of photoconceptual works from the 1960s and 1970s in which the automobile functions as a prosthetic-like aperture through which to view the world in motion. I argue that the logic of the “automotive prosthetic“ in works by Paul McCarthy, Dennis Hopper, Ed Ruscha, Jeff Wall, John Baldessari, Richard Prince, Martha Rosler, Robert Smithson, Ed Kienholz, Julian Opie, and Cory Arcangel reveals a techno-genetic understanding of conceptual art, functioning in addition and alternatively to semiotics and various philosophies of language usually associated with conceptual art. These artworks show how the automobile, movement on roads and highways, and the automotive landscape of urban sprawl have transformed the human sensorium. I surmise that the car has become a prosthetic of the human body and is a technological force in the maieusis of the posthuman subject. I offer a reading of specific works of photoconceptual art based on experience, perception, and a posthumanist subjectivity in contrast to solely understanding them according to semiotics and linguistics.

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Prehistoric Iberia: Genetics, Anthropology, and Linguistics

Current Anthropology ◽

10.2307/3596681 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 636 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Arnaiz-Villena ◽

Lubell

Keyword(s):

And Linguistics

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