| The Material Word (Routledge Revivals): Some theories of language and its limits Contributor(s): Silverman, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 041561094X ISBN-13: 9780415610940 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1980, this reissue is a study of the sociology of language, which aims to bridge the gap between textbook and monograph by alternating chapters of explication and analysis. A chapter outlining a particular theory and suggesting general criticisms is followed by a chapter offering an original application of that theory. The aim of the authors is to treat text and talk as the site of specific practices which sustain or subvert particular relations between appearance and reality. |