The Material Word (Routledge Revivals): Some theories of language and its limits

by David Silverman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041561094X
• ISBN13: 9780415610940
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"