Language and Responsibility; Based on Conversations with Mitsou Ronat

[0-394-73619-2] 1979. (Trade paperback) Very good. 212pp. Diagrams, notes, index. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the half-title page and minor pencil notations in the first third of the book. "America's foremost linguist and perhaps its most controversial political critic brings togethe rboth sides of his life and work in this wide-ranging, informal, and highly accessible work. Published in the form of dialogues with Mitsou Ronat, Language and Responsibility begins with the themes Noam Chomsky first made so famous in 'The Responsibility of Intellectuals' and ends with a remarkably informative, easily understandable exploration of key issues in modern linguistics". Contributors include Mitsou Ronat. Translated by John Viertel. (Linguistics, Ideas, Intellectual Life, Language, Linguistics, Political Activism, Social Sciences).