This text seeks to provide a foundation for understanding the meaning and nature of language, and the differing concepts of truth which surround it. The author explores the theories of lingistic analysts such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap and Quine. He also deals with issues such as truth, meaning and the nature of language, and examines ......
Introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity, and society. This title provides an account of how language both interacts with and constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes and behaviors as well as significant social effects.
How do people engage in, and competently manage discourse and interaction with others? How do members of various groups speak among each other and how do they communicate with people of other groups or cultures? What is the role of discourse in the perpetuation or legitimation of sexism or racism? Whether in informal, everyday conversations or professional dialogues, people do many things while they are speaking or writing. This volume focuses on the fundamental functions of text and talk: interactional, social, political and cultural. It illuminates discourse as not merely form and meaning, but also as action, as both shaping and being shaped by culture.
A collection that introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity, and society. It offers an account of how language both interacts with and constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes and behaviors as well as significant social effects.
Argues that men must interrogate their own sexuality in dialogue with women in order to revise phallocentric discourse. Drawing on a range of genres, cultures and theoretical perspectives, this examination questions the assumptions behind the representations of manhood in modern literature.
Charles Bazerman's newest book, a selection of both his published and unpublished essays from recent years, ranges from pedagogy to research to theory, exploring how all three levels are motivated by common concerns and how they are integrated through similar concepts and approaches. From this integrative perspective, Bazerman reveals his ......
Argues that men must interrogate their own sexuality in dialogue with women in order to revise phallocentric discourse. Drawing on a range of genres, cultures and theoretical perspectives, this examination questions the assumptions behind the representations of manhood in modern literature.
This volume makes a powerful case for the analysis of the spoken word as a source of data to study writing. The contributors focus on issues involved in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Their approaches go beyond simple quantitative/qualitative differences, examining the very underpinnings of the various assumptions of distinct methodologies. Divided into four major areas of inquiry, the book looks at different aspects of conducting think-aloud protocol analysis, retrospective accounts, discourse analysis and interviews in the field.
Offering an insider's view of the subject, this practical guide demystifies the process of publishing in scholarly journals. The author explains how to increase the chances of having articles accepted, how to market published articles and how to achieve a consistent level of productive publishing.
