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Dr. David Mitchell

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"The speaker within the Place of Negotiation theory is a self who engages in the act of speaking in a given place. In the Place of Negotiation theory, a strict division of mind and body (more specifically, sign and interaction) is not endorsed, and the priority of the former is questioned. This is because the 〈negotiative meaning〉 of language, which includes linguistic emotivity, is achieved through human interaction. Language is not a static concept nor is it an immobile object; language is an event, an activity, and it is predicated upon participation. For the 〈potential meaning〉 to be realized as an on-going 〈negotiative meaning〉, one must envision persons interacting in a place."

Sendko K. Maynard, Linguistic Emotivity (pgs. 64-5)

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