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benlehman ([personal profile] benlehman) wrote2004-10-12 09:58 pm

a confession from the frontlines of pre-post-post-modernism

I used the word "hegemonic" tonight. And not even ironically.

I feel so dirty.

Re: Watch out

[identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com 2004-10-13 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely. I would go as far as to say that we are living in that world, sir.

As in "Critical Discourse Analysis has recently hegemonopolized both linguistics and media theory." Right?

In a related note, I love English. It isn't so much a language as an extended, 1500-hundred-year-long linguistic jazz session.

yrs--
--Ben

Re: Watch out

[identity profile] rich-forest.livejournal.com 2004-10-13 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Quote:
As in "Critical Discourse Analysis has recently hegemonopolized both linguistics and media theory." Right?

Heh, I love it.