Pierre Bourdieu
Translated by Gino Raymond and Matthew Adamson
Polity Press
Copyright© General Introduction, Introductions to Parts I and II, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10: Librairie Artheme Fayard 1982
Copyright© Appendix to Part I, chapters 7, 8, 9, 11: Pierre Bourdieu 1983, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1984
Copyright© Editor's Introduction, John B. Thompson 1991 This English translation copyright ©Polity Press 1991
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bourdieu, Pierre.
(Ce que parler veut dire. English]
Language and symbolic power
/ Pierre Bourdieu : edited and introduced by John B. Thompson : translated by Gino Raymond and Matthew Adamson.
p. cm.
Translation of: Ce que parler veut dire.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0--674-51040-2 (cloth}
ISBN 0--674-51041-0 (paper)
1. Language and languages. 2. Linguistics. I. Thompson, John B.
II. Title.
P106.B6813 1991
400-dc20 90-47099
CIP
10 Identity and Representation:
Most of the material in this volume appeared in French in a book entitled
1 ‘The Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language’, written in summer 1980, was originally published as ‘La production et la reproduction de la langue legitime’, in
2 'Price Formation and the Anticipation of Profits’, written in summer 1980, was originally published as ‘La formation des prix et l’anticipation des profits’, in
Appendix to Part I, 'Did you say "Popular”?’, was originally published as ‘Vous avez dit "populaire”?’,
3 'Authorized Language: The Social Conditions for the Effectiveness of Ritual Discourse’ was originally published as 'Le langage autorise. Note sur les conditions sociales de I'efficacite du
discours rituel’,
4 ‘Rites of Institution’ (transcript of a lecture given at a conference on ‘Rites of Passage Today’ at Neuchatel in October 1981) was originally published as ‘Les rites d’institution’,
5 ‘Description and Prescription: The Conditions of Possibility and the Limits of Political Effectiveness’ was originally published as ‘Decrire et prescrire. Note sur les conditions de possibilite et les limites de l’efficacit£ politique’,