Monolingualism of the Other

or, The Prosthesis of Origin

By:

Jacques Derrida

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cultural Memory in the Present

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I have but one language yet that language is not mine. This book intertwines theoretical reflection with historical and cultural particularity to enunciate, then analyze this conundrum in terms of the author s own relationship to the French language. The book operates on three levels. At the first level, a theoretical inquiry investigates the relation between individuals and their own language. It also explores the structural limits, desires, and interdictions inherent in such possession, as well as the corporeal aspect of language (its accents, tones, and rhythms) and the question of the countability of languages (that is, their discreteness or factual givenness).

Author Biography:

Jacques Derrida was Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and Professor of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine. Among his books translated into English is Resistances of Psychoanalysis (Stanford, 1998).

Release date NZ

August 1st, 1998

Author

Jacques Derrida

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributor

Translated by Patrick Mensah

Pages

112

Series

Cultural Memory in the Present

Dimensions

3233x5193x7

ISBN-13

9780804732895

Product ID

3901963

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