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<p>This volume brings together Pierre 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 be viewed not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of power through which individuals pursue their own interes
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- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780745610344
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Linguistics, Semantics
- Rating
- 4.21 / 5 (536 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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