Language and its discontents
Subtitle: essays on speech, writing, grammar & meaning
By: Radhouan Ben Amara
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Aracne
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Roma
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9788854816756
Subjects: Language and languages; Speech acts (Linguistics); Writing; Meaning (Philosophy); English language; Grammar
Notes: "A10/340"--Ser. t.p.

R. Ben Amara teaches at the University of Cagliari.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: The birth of words and the disappearance of languages; title: Speech & writing, words & dictionaries, knowledge & meaning; title: Language form & character : the mysterious rules of English grammar; title: Power & language manipulation.