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Discourse and the No-thing-ness of Culture

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ID5825975
AuthorsMichael Silverstein (0000-0001-5497-3578, University of Chicago, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume1
Issue2
Pages327-366
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSigns and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-4489 • E-ISSN: 2326-4497
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1086/673252
OpenAlexW2022890295
LanguageEN
Citations received55
References cited35

Where can we find "culture" in relation to humans' experience of it in by-degrees normatively appropriate and socially effective semiotic interactions? By analyzing several examples of such semiotic material, we can develop the idea that "culture" is a socio-historically contingent wave phenomenon immanent in social practice dimensionalized by semiotic characteristics I here term signification-circulation-emanation

Phenomenon · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Semiotics and Representation Studies · Translation Studies and Practices

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Citations per year4,58
Citation span2014 - 2025 (12)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 53
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