Language and the Ineffable
Author | : Louis S. Berger |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2011-01-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780739147153 |
ISBN-13 | : 0739147153 |
Rating | : 4/5 (153 Downloads) |
Download or read book Language and the Ineffable written by Louis S. Berger and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevailing conception of language is often called 'the received view.' Though ubiquitous, Louis S. Berger demonstrates its flaws and the difficulties it raises for other disciplines, such as philosophy and physics. In Language and the Ineffable, Berger develops an unconventional model of human development: ontogenesis. A radical and generative feature of the model is the premise that the neonate's world is holistic, boundary-less, unimaginable, and impossible to describe; in other words, ineffable. This study unsettles the foundations of sacrosanct beliefs about language and a host of other disciplines in the process.