Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ238381
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Publication Date: 1980-Dec
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Kenneth Burke's Concept of Substance.
Durham, Weldon B.
Quarterly Journal of Speech, v66 n4 p351-64 Dec 1980
Examines Kenneth Burke's uses of the term "substance" as the key to his approach to language as symbolic action. Substance as consciousness achieved through verbalization is manifest in three behaviors: naming, forming, and structuring. (JMF)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Language Usage, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Symbolism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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