Routledge Revivals: The Violence of Language (1990)

by Jean-Jacques Lecercle

First published in 1990, this book argues that any theory of language constructs its 'object' by separating 'relevant' from 'irrelevant' phenomena - excluding the latter. This leaves a 'remainder' which consists of the untidy, creative part of how language is used - the essence of poetry and metaphor. Although this remainder can never be completely formalised, it must be fully recognised by any true account of language and thus this book attempts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138226718
• ISBN13: 9781138226715
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"