Language, desire, and the ontogenesis of intersubjectivity

Rumsey, Alan

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Language, desire, and the ontogenesis of intersubjectivity

Date

2003

Authors

Rumsey, Alan

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Benveniste argued that subjectivity is constituted through the linguistic category of person. Equally crucial, I argue, are the categories of mood and modality, especially the imperative. As with personal pronouns, the use of these categories presupposes