{"product_id":"ultralingualism-andrey-rosowsky-9781350444584","title":"Ultralingualism: The Disassociation of Language from Meaning","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book offers an introduction to the commonly observed, but generally ignored or misrepresented, practice of using language when referential (semantic) meaning is problematic, partial or even absent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe concept and term 'ultralingualism' accounts for language performance or use where meaning in the conventional sense lies elsewhere to, or beyond (\u003ci\u003eultra\u003c\/i\u003e-), the performer and\/or the listener\/audience. This book argues for the adoption of the term 'ultralingualism' as an important and previously absent heuristic as a means of capturing the diverse language practices where this language phenomenon occurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book adopts a dynamic and inter-disciplinary theoretical framework that encompasses a range of complementary approaches: linguistic sound or the 'sonic' element of language (real and invented), non-semantic\/non-referential language usage, post-vernacular performance, Bauman's heightened performance theory, the ethics of translation, theories linking language and music, and language maintenance and shift theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author presents a range of contexts where ultralingualism can be found including in religious, musical, multilingual literacy, academic, artistic\/creative (including popular music) and language revival settings. He shares multifaceted data that illustrate how and why ultralingualism manifests itself in diverse contexts, including interview data; field notes from a number of observations of both live and online ultralingual performances; questionnaire data surveying and documentary exemplifying educational ultralingualism; a review of related literature; personal communications; and analyses of digital texts featuring ultralingualism (including YouTube performances and their BTL comments), and argues that despite the absence of referential meaning, meaning-making still occurs\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrey Rosowsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350444588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350444584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Andrey Rosowsky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241926766847,"sku":"9781350444584","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b25b2823-0581-430d-80c0-f8a43c53dd7e.jpg?v=1772656609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ultralingualism-andrey-rosowsky-9781350444584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}