CFP: Use and Meaning (special issue of 'Semiotica')

Journal:

Semiotica

https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/semi

Title:

Use and Meaning

(a special issue of “Semiotica” in honor of Jerzy Pelc)

Guest editor:

Tadeusz Ciecierski (University of Warsaw)

Deadline for submissions:

the 1st of July 2020 (extended)

Description

The following list contains examples of topics interesting from the viewpoint of the special issue (the list has an open character):

• Meaning and use,

• Truth and meaning,

• Semantics and pragmatics of fictional discourse,

• Methodology of semiotics and philosophy of language,

• Pragmatics of natural language,

• Indexicality and ellipsis,

• History of semiotics and logic,

• Ontology and semantics,

• The concept(s) of sign,

• Relations between linguistics, logic and philosophy of language.

Jerzy Pelc (1924-2017) was a distinguished Polish philosopher and semiotician, a honorary president of Institut International de Philosophie and International Association for Semiotic Studies. His work revolved around the philosophy of language, semantics, pragmatics, theoretical semiotics and philosophical logic. He developed, among other things, an original theory of uses of expressions ("Studies in Functional Logical Semiotics of Natural Language", Mouton 1971). He was the author of more than 100 papers (published in English, Polish, and French) as well as several books. During his life he edited and co-edited several dozen volumes (including "Semiotics in Poland 1894–1969", Synthese Library 119 and special issues of "Semiotica"). The aim of the special issue is to collect papers addressing the topics, concepts and problems close to Jerzy Pelc's philosophical interests.

We welcome both the papers that concern directly Jerzy Pelc's ideas and writings and original papers that simply address the topics, concepts and problems in question.

Invited Contributors:

Paul Bouissac (University of Toronto)

Maria de Ponte (University of the Basque Country)

Geoff Georgi (West Virginia University)

David Kashtan (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Katarzyna Kijania-Placek (Jagiellonian University)

Kepa Korta (University of the Basque Country)

Genoveva Marti (ICREA and University Of Barcelona)

José Martínez-Fernández (University Of Barcelona)

Carlo Penco (University of Genoa)

Denis Perrin (University Grenoble Alpes)

John Perry (Stanford University & University of California, Riverside)

Tadeusz Szubka (University of Szczecin)

In order to submit the paper one is kindly asked to send the copy of the paper (prepared for a blind review) to the guest editor:

[email protected]

All submitted papers will be double-blind peer reviewed.