Whose Language?: A study in Linguistic Pragmatics: 3 - Rilegato

Mey, Jacob L.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 9027250049 ISBN 13: 9789027250049

Casa editrice: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1985

Riassunto

"For the colonized person, objectivity is always directed against him" (Frantz Fanon). Colonized persons do not live on what we call (or used to call) the "colonies" alone. In general, objective reality, or the "facts of life", are very different depending on the kind of life you can afford. This goes for language as well; and it explains both the title of this book, and gives it its "raison d'être". It deals with power in language, and asks: Who is really in command when we use "our" language? And why does it make sense to talk about a language of power (or lack of it)? The powerful are the colonizers, the colonized are the powerless, in language as in geopolitics. Colonizers and colonized alike, however, are subject to the social and economic conditions prevailing in society and therefore, a thorough analysis of these conditions is a must for any socially-oriented theory of language use.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1985
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9027250049
• ISBN 13: 9789027250049
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 425
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile