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Language as Bodily Practice in Early China

By Geaney, Jane

Published by State University of New York Press

English 352 pages 2018

Estimated reading time: 6 h 27 min

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About this book

Challenges the idea held by many prominent twentieth-century Sinologists that early China experienced a "language crisis." Jane Geaney argues that early Chinese conceptions of speech and naming cannot be properly understood if viewed through the dominant Western philosophical tradition in which language is framed through dualisms that are based on hierarchies of speech and writing, such as reality/appearance and one/many. Instead, early Chinese texts repeatedly create pairings of sounds and various visible things. This aural/visual polarity suggests that texts from early China treat speech as a bodily practice that is not detachable from its use in everyday experience. Firmly grounded in ideas about bodies from the early texts themselves, Geaney's interpretation offers new insights into three key themes in these texts: the notion of speakers' intentions (yi), the physical process of emulating exemplary people, and Confucius's proposal to rectify names (zhengming).

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Language as Bodily Practice in Early China is available as PDF at 9 online bookshops. Bookshops carrying it include Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay.

Genres

China Sociolinguistics Eastern Language

Language: English

In what formats is Language as Bodily Practice in Early China available?: Language as Bodily Practice in Early China is available as PDF at 9 online bookshops.
Where can I buy Language as Bodily Practice in Early China?: You can buy Language as Bodily Practice in Early China at Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay. Compare every option in the list on this page.
How long does it take to read Language as Bodily Practice in Early China?: At an average reading pace, Language as Bodily Practice in Early China takes about 6 h 27 min to read (352 pages).