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The Cheat of Words
The Cheat of Words
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In The Cheat of Words McCaffery expands on the linguistic and political issues addressed in his previous book Theory of Sediment. In this new work the reader encounters, and must negotiate, an insistent slippage of meaning. Exploiting the inherent "shiftiness" of language, that tendency of phrases to refuse to link into higher syllogistic ensemb... more »
Author:
In The Cheat of Words McCaffery expands on the linguistic and political issues addressed in his previous book Theory of Sediment. In this new work the reader encounters, and must negotiate, an insistent slippage of meaning. Exploiting the inherent "shiftiness" of language, that tendency of phrases to refuse to link into higher syllogistic ensemb... more »
ISBN-13: 9781550222791
ISBN-10: 1550222791
Publication Date: 6/1/1996
Pages: 111
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 1550222791
Publication Date: 6/1/1996
Pages: 111
Rating: ?
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Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> Poetry >> Single Authors >> United States
- Literature & Fiction >> Poetry >> Regional & Cultural >> United States >> 20th Century
- Literature & Fiction >> Poetry >> Regional & Cultural >> United States >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> Canadian >> Poetry >> General
