Abstract
I have always been somewhat suspicious of attempts to theorize money in linguistic terms. Though the symbolic and conventional aspects of money make a parallel with language seem attractive, such attempts usually refrain from considering the consequences of the fact that money belongs to the order of private property, which is strictly opposed to the common sphere of language. Wouldn’t conceiving of money as language force us to confront the abhorrent, monstrous possibility of words that can be owned?
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 30-33 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Finance and Society |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |