On the limits of verbalization, that is “what” and “to what extent” can be expressed in language? An attempt to formulate the problem Cover Image

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On the limits of verbalization, that is “what” and “to what extent” can be expressed in language? An attempt to formulate the problem

Author(s): Tomasz Nowak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: linguistics; epistemology; verbalization; limit

Summary/Abstract: The article is a type of reconnaissance. The author aims at providing a description of the limits of language, including the structure and meaning, focusing particularly on the issues relating to the limitations of speech. The author seeks the answer the following question: what and to what extent can be said? In close relationship with the analyzed problem author explicates selection features of the verbs of speaking. On this basis, the author creates a classification of sentences.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-63
  • Page Count: 13