num_pages: 154
description: Saussure as a linguist and Wittgenstein as a philosopher of language are arguably the two most important figures in the development of twentieth-century linguistic thought. By pointing out what their ideas have in common, in spite of emanating from very different intellectual sources, this study breaks new ground.
language: English
title: Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein: How to Play Games with Words
titlecomplete: Language, Saussure and Wittgenstein: How to Play Games with Words (History of Linguistic Thought)
genres: Language, Philosophy
ratings_count: 28
publisher: Routledge