The “linguistic turn” and twentieth-century possibilities of conducting research on old architecture. Perception and reception of architectural pieces in South America
The “linguistic turn” and twentieth-century possibilities of conducting research on old architecture. Perception and reception of architectural pieces in South America

Summary/Abstract: Language plays a leading role in describing, arranging and construing the social world, which also incorporates broadly understood culture. Research on language and its associated methodology is already the subject of interest of psychologists, sociologists, historians, and anthropologists. Attempts to employ the linguistic model in other domains have also included the analyses of the works from the domain of visual arts, such as painting, sculpture, film and architecture. The research that seems the most interesting involves elements of semiotics. With reference to architecture, it has been carried out for a long time and we may be tempted to review its results. On the other hand, it is worth suggesting other possibilities of conducting research based on other linguistic methods, such as the “aesthetics of reception”, which also seems to offer new interpretative possibilities. The analysis of some architectural pieces in South America will serve as an example of these explorations.

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