The Parrot's Voice
Language and the Self in Robinson Crusoe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16003016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Jager (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 316-316 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Eighteenth-Century Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-2586 • E-ISSN: 1086-315X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2738687 |
| OpenAlex | W2316316097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
A STRIKING DETAIL in Woodes Rogers's account of Alexander Selkirk is that at his first coming on board us, he had so much forgot his Language for want of Use, that we could scarce understand him, for he seem'd to speak his words by halves.' That Selkirk had lost the use of speech was a common idea in Defoe's day and soon became a commonplace of Selkirk legend.2 But Rogers reports also that Selkirk employ'd himself' in reading, singing, and praying, and diverted himself' by cutting inscriptions on trees.3 Moreover, others among Defoe's possible sources indicate an active use of language by castaways.4 Rogers's account is not necessarily in
Linguistics · Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Travel Writing and Literature
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |