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If You Cannot Whisper: The Performative Language Of Magical Spells, Denice J. Szafran
If You Cannot Whisper: The Performative Language Of Magical Spells, Denice J. Szafran
Denice J Szafran, Ph.D.
Meaning is not primarily what a word has; it is something a word does. The basis of much Slavic folk wisdom is a belief in the inherent power of words: some utterances are taboo, others sacred. Still more words are the province of magic, a culturally contextual conceptual system within which spells, curses, and oaths are the primary vehicles utilized by a practitioner seeking to affect the world around him/her. An analysis of Austin’s and Levinson’s theories of the performative aspects of linguistic utterances can provide an explanation of how folkloric practitioners empowered their spells with conjoined magical words and …
Mandopop Under Siege: Culturally Bound Criticisms Of Taiwan's Pop Music, Marc Moskowitz
Mandopop Under Siege: Culturally Bound Criticisms Of Taiwan's Pop Music, Marc Moskowitz
Marc L. Moskowitz
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