Autor: John E. Joseph

John E. Joseph is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the University of Edinburgh”s School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. He is co-editor of the journal Language and Communication, and associate editor of Historiographia Linguistica. His books include Saussure (2012), Language and Politics (2006), Language and Identity (2004), From Whitney to Chomsky (2002), Limiting the Arbitrary (2000) and Eloquence and Power (1987), along with articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics in linguistics. He began his university studies in medicine, and this book is the fruition of many years of study and reflection on language in relation to the body.