Language, Discourse, Society

Riley, D.; Lecercle, J.

The Force of Language illustrates how the philosophy of Language, if differently conceived, can directly incorporate questions of political thought and of emotionality, and offers the practical case of defensive strategies against the abusive speech. This follows a broad consideration of the inner voice or inner speech as a test case for a new approach to language, in particular as a way of radically rethinking the usual contrast between inner and outer through furnishing an account of how we internalize speech. The book's core offers a substantial critique of orthodox approaches to the philosophy of language form Chomsky and others; drawing on European political thought from Marx to Deleuze, it will move beyond this inheritance to explain and demonstrate its fresh conception of language at work.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-10-20

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403942487

DOI: 10.1057/9780230503793

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 186