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Bleich, David.

The materiality of language gender, politics, and the university / [electronic resource] : David Bleich. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xiv, 557 pages )

Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-520) and index.

The contested subject -- The materiality of language -- Premises and backgrounds -- Received standards in the study of language -- Materiality and genre -- The unity of language and thought -- Materiality and the contemporary study of language -- Recognizing politics in the study of language -- Language in the university -- Frustrations of academic language -- The protected institution -- The sacred language -- Language uses in science, the heir of Latin -- Language and human survival -- The materiality of literature and the contested subject.

ISBN: 9780253007735

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and languages--Sex differences.
Language and languages--Political aspects.
Colloquial language.
Academic language.
Rhetoric.
Language and languages--Philosophy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P107 / .B585 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 401