Lexicon of the mouth : poetics and politics of voice and the oral imaginary / Brandon LaBelle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaBelle, Brandon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Voice.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Oral communication.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Lexicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Summary:

Lexicon of the Mouth surveys the oral cavity as the central channel by which self and surrounding are brought into relation. Questions of embodiment and agency, attachment and loss, incorporation and hunger, locution and the non-sensical are critically examined. In doing so, LaBelle emphasizes the mouth as a vital conduit for negotiating ""the foundational narrative of proper speech."" Lexicon of the Mouth aims for a viscous, poetic and resonant discourse of subjectivity, detailed through the ""micro-oralities"" of laughing and whispering, stuttering and reciting, eating and kissing, among oth

Contents:

Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Movement; Voice; Subject; Mouthing; Theater; Fever; Cavity; Oral Imaginary; 1 Bite, Chew, Eat; Monster; Bat; Relations; Marks; Cannibal; Flows; Diets; Matter; Taste; Raw; 2 Burp, Choke, Cough, Gag, Spit, Vomit; Foreign; Loss; Alien; Swallow; Education; Puke; Slosh; Lubricant; Belch; Sublime; 3 Cry, Scream, Shout, Sing; Aloud; Evoke; Energy; Indian; Siren; Transgression; History; Anger; Arrest; Shatter; 4 Gibberish, Gobbledygook; Uniqueness; Poetry; Ur; Semiotic; Brute; Noise; Clown; Impersonation; Delirium

5 Gasp, Growl, Grunt, Sigh, YawnHuh!; Raw; Beast; Tired; Social; Present; Rest; Loss; Pressed; 6 Inner Voice, Self-Talk; Auditorium; Unsound; Subvocal; Madness; Sleep; Rehearse; Help; Secret; Schizo; 7 Kiss, Lick, Suck; Moist; Desire; Rapture; Attachment; Dream; Elemental; 8 Laugh; Identity; Comic; Covert; Punctuate; Hysteria; Seen; 9 Lisp, Mumble, Mute, Pause, Stutter; Interrupt; Extra; Scratch/Delay; Weak; Creole; Minor; Agency; Aphasia; Uniterable; Imperial; Touch; Tremble; 10 Murmur, Whisper; Meta-voice; Animal; Empathy; Darkness; Undead; Close; Politics; Other; 11 Recite, Repeat, Vow

PriorAccent; State; Oath; Public; Echo; Doubling; Repeat; 12 Whistle; Language; Musicality; Pleasures; Wings; Instrument; Blow; Kaw!; Conclusion: Dirty; Etc.; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781623567736

1623567734

9781623561628

1623561620