Lia Formigari
List of John Benjamins publications in which Lia Formigari is involved.
Book series
ISSN 0304-0720
A History of Language Philosophies
Lia Formigari
Theory and history combine in this book to form a coherent narrative of the debates on language and languages in the Western world, from ancient classic philosophy to the present, with a final glance at on-going discussions on language as a cognitive tool, on its bodily roots and philogenetic role. read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 105] 2004. x, 252 pp.
Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories
Edited by Lia Formigari and Daniele Gambarara
Most of the papers collected in this volume concentrate on the history of linguistic ideas in France and Italy in the modern period (from the Renaissance to the present day). Some of them are specifically focused on the links between the two traditions of reflection on language. The contributions… read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 74] 1995. viii, 309 pp.
Signs, Science and Politics: Philosophies of language in Europe 1700–1830
Lia Formigari
This book tells the story of how 18th-century European philosophy used Locke's theory of signs to build a natural history of speech and to investigate the semiotic tools with which nature and civil society can be controlled. The story ends at the point where this approach to language sciences was… read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 70] 1993. x, 218 pp.
Leibniz, Humboldt, and the Origins of Comparativism: Proceedings of the international conference, Rome, 25–28 September 1986
Edited by Tullio De Mauro † and Lia Formigari
Both Leibniz and Humboldt are scholars in whose work we find a passionate interest in the history and development of languages combined with a strong theoretical commitment. Linking their names to linguistic comparativism draws attention to the contribution these scholars have made to the history… read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 49] 1990. vii, 329 pp.
Language and Experience in 17th-Century British Philosophy
Lia Formigari
The focus of this volume is the crisis of the traditional view of the relationship between words and things and the emergence of linguistic arbitrarism in 17th-century British philosophy. Different groups of sources are explored: philological and antiquarian writings, pedagogical treatises, debates… read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 48] 1988. viii, 178 pp.
2012 De la grammatisation à la linguistique générale: Un parcours d’histoire et d’épistémologie Robert Lowth (1710-1787): The making of his grammar and its influence, Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid (ed.), pp. 115–122 | Review article
2008 Philosophical naturalism and linguistic epistemology Naturalness and Iconicity in Language, Willems, Klaas and Ludovic De Cuypere (eds.), pp. 25–46 | Article
The first part of the article provides a general working definition of linguistic naturalism and briefly describes the forms it took in pre-modern theories of language, pointing out those aspects that are still present in the modern-day debate (Section 1). It then shows that two different notions… read more
2002 Austinians and romantics Historiographia Linguistica 29:1/2, pp. 191–202 | Review article
1999 1. Grammar and Philosophy in the Age of Comparativism The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Studies on the transition from historical-comparative to structural linguistics in honour of E.F.K. Koerner, Embleton, Sheila, John E. Joseph and Hans-Josef Niederehe (eds.), pp. 3–12 | Article
1995 Language as a sixth sense Historiographia Linguistica 22:3, pp. 369–377 | Review article
1995 Linguistic Historiography between Linguistics and Philosophy of Language Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories, Formigari, Lia and Daniele Gambarara (eds.), pp. 1–10 | Article
1993 Historiographia linguistica: Norme redazionali Historiographia Linguistica 20:1, pp. 225–228 | Miscellaneous
1986 Les Idéologues italiens: Philosophie du langage et hégémonie bourgeoise Les Idéologues: Sémiotique, philosophie du langage et linguistique pendant la Révolution française, Busse, Winfried and Jürgen Trabant (eds.), pp. 219–230 | Article
1985 Theories du langage et theories du pouvoir en France, 1800-1848 Historiographia Linguistica 12:1/2, pp. 63–83 | Article
La manière dont les différentes coteries philosophiques en France abordent l’héritage de la linguistique des Lumières, la manière dont elles se confrontent sur ce terrain, trahissent leurs attitudes respectives face aux problèmes moraux et politiques qui accompagnent la formation de l’Etat… read more