Peirce’s value as the progenitor of pragmatic theories of language cannot be overemphasised.
The route by which his semeiotic theory found its way to modern linguistics is a curious story
of its own. Nevertheless, understanding not only the early pragmatic theories and their
development but also the pragmatic data associated with historical documents will greatly
benefit from a close reading of his original ideas. After all, regarding language evolution and,
in particular, its emergence, there is a wider goal behind all this, expressed by Peirce in terms
In linguistics, there is the question of the origin of language, which must be settled before
linguistics takes its final form. The whole business of deriving ancient history from documents
that are always insufficient and, even when not conflicting, frequently pretty obviously false,
must be carried on under the supervision of logic, or else be badly done. (Peirce 1931–58:
1.250, c.1902)
Yes, this is precisely the concern of historical pragmatics, as well. We do not yet have a clear
picture of what its logic is, but I hope that the points that I have raised provide some indications
of the places in which that logic may be sought.
Peirce’s value as the progenitor of pragmatic theories of language cannot be overemphasised.The route by which his semeiotic theory found its way to modern linguistics is a curious storyof its own. Nevertheless, understanding not only the early pragmatic theories and theirdevelopment but also the pragmatic data associated with historical documents will greatlybenefit from a close reading of his original ideas. After all, regarding language evolution and,in particular, its emergence, there is a wider goal behind all this, expressed by Peirce in termsIn linguistics, there is the question of the origin of language, which must be settled beforelinguistics takes its final form. The whole business of deriving ancient history from documentsthat are always insufficient and, even when not conflicting, frequently pretty obviously false,must be carried on under the supervision of logic, or else be badly done. (Peirce 1931–58:1.250, c.1902)Yes, this is precisely the concern of historical pragmatics, as well. We do not yet have a clearpicture of what its logic is, but I hope that the points that I have raised provide some indicationsof the places in which that logic may be sought.
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