| Description |
ix, 302 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The economy of linguistic exchanges -- The production and reproduction of legitimate language -- Price formation and the anticipation of profits -- Appendix: Did you say 'Popular'? -- pt. 2. The social institutions of symbolic power -- Authorized language -- The social conditions for the effectiveness of ritual discourse -- Rites of institution -- Description and prescription: The conditions of possibility and the limits of political effectiveness -- Censorship and the imposition of form. -- pt. 3. Symbolic power and the political field -- On symbolic power -- Political representation: Elements for a theory of the political field -- Delegation and political fetishism -- Identity and representation: Elements for a critical reflection in the idea of region -- Social space and the genesis of 'Classes' |
| Summary |
"This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations among language, power, and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech-acts elaborated by Austin and others. He argues that language should he viewed not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of power through which individuals pursue their own interests and display their practical competence."-- |
| Analysis |
Sociolinguistics |
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Language. Social aspects |
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Sociolinguistics |
| Notes |
"Most of the material in this volume appeared in French in a book entitled Ce que parler veut dire: l'économie des échanges linguistiques (Paris: ... Fayard, 1982). However, this ... volume differs ... from the original French book ..., itself a collection of essays, some of which ... [were] slightly modified versions of articles ... published previously."--Preface |
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Includes index |
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Language. Social aspects (BNB/PRECIS) |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [252]-291 |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Discourse analysis.
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Language and languages.
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Language and logic.
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Linguistics.
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Oral communication.
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Psycholinguistics.
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Semiotics.
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Sociolinguistics.
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| Author |
Adamson, Matthew, translator
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Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002.
Ce que parler veut dire. English
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Raymond, Gino, translator
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Thompson, John B. (John Brookshire), editor
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| LC no. |
90047099 |
| ISBN |
0674510410 (paperback) |
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0745600972 |
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074561034X (paperback) |
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9780745610344 (paperback) |
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