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Publication details [#12072]

Kuzar, Ron. 1997. Split word, split subject, split society. Pragmatics 7 (1) : 21–54.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

ideology | subjectivity | word meaning

Language as a subject

Hebrew

Person as a subject

Althusser, L. | Pêcheux, M. | Volosinov, V.N.

Place, Publisher

International Pragmatics Association

ISBN

1018-2101

Journal DOI

10.1075/prag

Annotation

Theoretically, a case is made for a dynamic theory of word meaning over sociologizing and formalistic frameworks. Such a theory is outlined and illustrated by way of a case study underlining the subjectivity of lexical meaning.