Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Preface viii
5. 1 Introduction: The Problem of Words and Things 1
6. 2 Nouns, Names and Signs: From Frege to Saussure 15
7. 3 Adjectives: The Properties of the World and the ‘Bifurcation of Nature’ 34
8. 4 Verbs: Deleuze on Infinitives, Events and Process 51
9. 5 Adverbs: Dewey on the Qualities of Existence 71
10. 6 Prepositions: Whitehead on the ‘Withness’ of the Body 89
11. 7 Gender and Personal Pronouns: She, He, It and They 110
12. 8 Tone, Force and Rhetoric: Capitalism, Theology and Grammar 135
13. 9 Conclusion 154
14. Bibliography 158
15. Index 163