Language in theory
Subtitle: a resource book for students : abcd
By: Mark Robson and Peter Stockwell.
Contributors: Stockwell, Peter.
Series: Routledge English language introductions; Routledge English language introductions series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Language and languages
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gendered language; title: The language of 'race'; title: Language and society; title: Performative language; title: Locating intention; title: Consciousness and cognition; title: Creativity in writing; title: Figures; title: The reception of meaning; title: Writing gender; title: Writing 'race'; title: Language, society and history; title: Language performs; title: Dislocating intention; title: Mind reading; title: Creating worlds; title: Figuration; title: Constructing interpretations; title: Reading gender; title: Reading 'race'; title: Reading the political; title: Language's performances; title: Desiring intention; title: Language and mind; title: Forms of creativity; title: Making metaphors; title: Creating interpretations; title: Gender: Deborah Cameron; title: Race: Jacques Derrida; title: Society: Theodor Adorno; title: Performativity: Judith Butler; title: Intention: Michel Foucault; title: Cognition: Lakoff and Johnson; title: Creativity: Ronald Carter; title: Figuration: Barbara Johnson; title: Interpretation: Michael Toolan.