Philosophy of Nonsense: The Intuitions of Victorian Nonsense Literature

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ISBN: 9780415076531 | 0415076536
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Copyright: 4/4/1994

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Jean-Jacques Lecercle's amusing yet rigorous account of how the genre of nonsense was constructed, and why such writers as Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear are of enduring significance to both philosophy and linguistics. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information . Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk .

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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Reading Nonsense Reading
Reading nonsense	p. 1
Nonsense reading: Lewis Carroll and the Talmud	p. 5
Rereading nonsense: 'Jabberwocky'	p. 20
The Linguistics of Nonsense
Phonetics	p. 31
Morphology	p. 38
Syntax	p. 51
Semantics	p. 59
The Pragmatics of Nonsense
The pragmatics of conversation	p. 72
Politeness and idle talk	p. 100
Nonsense and the Philosophy of Language
Meaning and saying	p. 118
Humpty Dumpty's theories of language	p. 134
The Polyphony of Nonsense
Parody	p. 169
The intertext of nonsense	p. 179
The discourses of nonsense	p. 190
The institution of nonsense	p. 210
Conclusion
Reading philosophically	p. 223
The Hunting of the Snark revisited	p. 224
Notes	p. 233
Index	p. 243
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Philosophy of Nonsense: The Intuitions of Victorian Nonsense Literature

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