{"product_id":"9798888900147","title":"Structures of Language","description":"Author: Joan Casser\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798888900147\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Mar 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 302 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis annotated commentary delineating Michel Pecheux's materialist discourse theory anticipates the formation of a real social science to supersede the metaphysical meanings 'always-already-there' instituted by empirical ideology. Structures of Language presents Pecheux's consequential work in respect to Ferdinand de Saussure's epistemological breakthrough that founded the science of linguistics: the theoretical separation of sound from meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoam Chomsky's generative grammar, John Searle\"s philosophy of language, B.F. Skinner's indwelling agents, J.L. Austin's speech situations, Jacques Lacan's symbolic order, and the influential theories of other linguistic researchers, are cited to explain imaginary semantic systems. The broader implications for structural metaphysics in language use are tacitly conveyed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925123678366,"sku":"ING-9798888900147","price":53.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798888900147.jpg?v=1782960165","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798888900147","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}