Overview

Proposes to address by starting from a controversial hypothesis: What if human interactants were not the only ones to be considered, paraphrasing Austin (1962), as 'doing things with words'? That is, what if other 'things' could also be granted the status of agents in a dialogical situation? This title proposes to explore this hypothesis.

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Author:   François Cooren (Université de Montréal) ,  Bruno Latour (Sciences Po, Paris)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   6
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9789027210234

ISBN 10:   9027210233
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   11 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgments; 2. Preface; 3. Introduction; 4. Part I. Agency, texts, and passion: Arguments for a reconceptualization; 5. Chapter 1. For a renewed conception of action; 6. Chapter 2. How texts (and other things) do things with words; 7. Chapter 3. Passion, animation, and decision; 8. Part II. Ventriloquism and incarnation; 9. Chapter 4. Ventriloquism or the ecstatic dimension of communication; 10. Chapter 5. Incarnation; 11. Conclusion; 12. References; 13. Author index; 14. Subject index

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