This book analyzes the historical background and recent controversy over language in the United States and compares it to two official multilingual societies: Canada and Switzerland.
Since this text contains explicit references to audiences and subjects from Byrhtferth's school at Ramsey, ... ed., Byrhtferth of Ramsey, xxx–xliv; and Peter S. Baker, “The Old English Canon of Byrhtferth of Ramsey,” Speculum 55 (1980): ...
The Politics of Language: Liberalism as Word and Symbol
In this book, Jason Stanley and David Beaver focus on the political use of speech as a central case, which leads to a foundational rethinking of the theory of meaning.
This volume surveys and analyzes the historical background of recent controversies over language in the US, and compares the country to two official multilingual societies: Canada and Switzerland.
A provocative case for the inherently political nature of language In 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 ...