Language and Symbolic Power

This volume brings together Bourdieua s highly original writings on language and on the relations between 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.

• | Author: Pierre Bourdieu
• | Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• | Publication Date: Dec 10, 1992
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780745610344
• | ISBN-10: 074561034X