Speaking and Language

Speaking and Language

Author	Paul Goodman
Subject	Social criticism
Published	1971 (Random House)
Pages	242

Speaking and Language: Defence of Poetry is a book of criticism by Paul Goodman that blames academic, structured approaches to linguistics for diminishing the role of creativity and spontaneity in speaking and human nature.

Further reading

• Barnard, Roger (February 1, 1973). "Goodman Observed". New Society. Vol. 23, no. 539. pp. 251–252. ISSN 0028-6729 – via ProQuest.
• Butterfield, Herbie (July 27, 1973). "The Conservative Anarchist (Rev. of Speaking and Language)". The Times Literary Supplement (3725): 874. ISSN 0307-661X.
• Chapman, Robert L. (January 15, 1972). "Rev. of Speaking and Language". The Saturday Review. Vol. 55. pp. 44–45. ISSN 0036-4983.
• D., C. (June 10, 1973). "Guardian of Language". The Observer. London. p. 36. ISSN 0029-7712 – via ProQuest.
• Green, Martin (January 25, 1973). "The Liberation Man". The Guardian. London. p. 11. ISSN 0261-3077 – via ProQuest.
• Letwin, Shirley Robin (March 3, 1973). "Shirley Robin Letwin on the hero of the Beat Generation (Book Review)". The Spectator. Vol. 230, no. 7549. pp. 266–267. ISSN 0038-6952 – via ProQuest.
• Lipsius, Frank (May 1973). "Rev. of Speaking and Language". Books and Bookmen. 18: 58–59. ISSN 0006-744X – via Book Review Index.
• Merideth, Robert (April 3, 1972). "Venus Will Now Say a Few Words (Rev. of Speaking and Language)". The Nation. 214 (14): 437. ISSN 0027-8378 – via EBSCOhost.
• Said, Edward W. (February 20, 1972). "A Good Man against Theories (Rev. of Speaking and Language by Paul Goodman)". The New York Times. p. BR21. ISSN 0362-4331.
• "Rev. of Speaking and Language". New Leader. 55: 15–. January 10, 1972. ISSN 0028-6044 – via Book Review Index.
• "Rev. of Speaking and Language". National Review. Vol. 24. March 17, 1972. pp. 290–. ISSN 0028-0038 – via Book Review Index.