Words create the social: How language changes society
This paper looks at the potential of language to change social structures and conditions. I reconstruct Judith Butler's concept of a language's performativity and present recent examples which show the inherent potential of language and its effects on a society if people use their language...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Psychosozial-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Journal für Psychologie |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journal-fuer-psychologie.de/jfp-1-2011-03.html |