02520nam 2200673Ia 450 991078982390332120220627224933.00-8014-5894-3(CKB)2670000000080969(OCoLC)726824227(CaPaEBR)ebrary10457590(SSID)ssj0000487392(PQKBManifestationID)11318121(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487392(PQKBWorkID)10442997(PQKB)10428212(MdBmJHUP)muse28841(Au-PeEL)EBL3137969(CaPaEBR)ebr10457590(MiAaPQ)EBC3137969(EXLCZ)99267000000008096920091116d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSigns of light[electronic resource] French and British theories of linguistic communication, 1648-1789 /Matthew LauzonIthaca, NY Cornell University Press20101 online resource (268 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8014-4847-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Bestial banter -- Homo risus : making light of animal language -- Warming savage hearts and heating eloquent tongues -- From savage orators to savage languages -- French levity -- English energy -- Coda : French levity and English energy in the revolutionary wake.LinguisticsFranceHistory17th centuryLinguisticsFranceHistory18th centuryLinguisticsGreat BritainHistory17th centuryLinguisticsGreat BritainHistory18th centuryLanguage and languagesPhilosophyHistory17th centuryLanguage and languagesPhilosophyHistory18th centuryEnlightenmentFranceEnlightenmentGreat BritainLinguisticsHistoryLinguisticsHistoryLinguisticsHistoryLinguisticsHistoryLanguage and languagesPhilosophyHistoryLanguage and languagesPhilosophyHistoryEnlightenmentEnlightenment410.944/09032Lauzon Matthew1972-1472012MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789823903321Signs of light3684595UNINA