Language and symbolic power / Pierre Bourdieu ; edited and introduced by John B. Thompson ; translated by Gino Raymond and Matthew Adamson.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2018.Edition: 1st ed., Reprinted edDescription: ix, 302 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 074561034X (pbk) :
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Includes index.
pt. 1. THE ECONOMY OF LINGUISTIC EXCHANGES. The production and reproduction of legitimate language --
Price formation and the anticipation of profits --
Appendix: Did you say 'Popular'? pt. 2. THE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF SYMBOLIC POWER . Authorized language: The social conditions for the effectiveness of ritual discourse --
Rites of institution --
Description and prescription: The conditions of possibility and the limits of political effectiveness --
Censorship and the imposition of form. pt. 3. SYMBOLIC POWER AND THE POLITICAL FIELD. On symbolic power --
Political representation: Elements for a theory of the political field --
Delegation and political fetishism --
Identity and representation: Elements for a critical reflection in the idea of region -- Social space and the genesis of 'Classes'.
"This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations among 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. He argues that language should he viewed not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of power through which individuals pursue their own interests and display their practical competence."
Translated from the French.
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