The Politics of Language / David Beaver and Jason Stanley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaver, David, 1951- author.

Stanley, Jason, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Political aspects.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Summary:

A provocative case for the inherently political nature of languageIn The Politics of Language, David Beaver and Jason Stanley present a radical new approach to the theory of meaning, offering an account of communication in which political and social identity, affect, and shared practices play as important a role as information. This new view of language, they argue, has dramatic consequences for free speech, democracy, and a range of other areas in which speech plays a central role.Drawing on a wealth of disciplines, The Politics of Language argues that the function of speech-whether in dialogue, larger group interactions, or mass communication-is to attune people to something, be it a shared reality, emotion, or identity. Reconceptualizing the central ideas of pragmatics and semantics, Beaver and Stanley apply their account to a range of phenomena that defy standard frameworks in linguistics and philosophy of language-from dog whistles and covert persuasion to echo chambers and genocidal speech. The authors use their framework to show that speech is inevitably political because all communication is imbued with the resonances of particular ideologies and their normative perspectives on reality.At a time when democracy is under attack, authoritarianism is on the rise, and diversity and equality are being demanded, The Politics of Language offers a powerful new vision of the language of politics, ideology, and protest.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: How Words Connect People

1. Resonance

2. Attunement

3. Harmony

Part II: Presupposition and Ideology

4. The Psychology of Presupposition

5. Presupposing Practice

6. On Parole

Part III: Idealization

7. Neutrality

8. Straight Talk

9. Philosophy and Ideal Theory

Part IV: Oppression and Freedom

10. Harmful Speech

11. Free Speech

Glossary of Technical Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-691-24274-7

OCLC:

1392345104