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Deconstructing Society through Language: A Grammatical Perspective
Dr. Sonia Petisco Martínez
International Journal of Language and Literature, 1(1), 01-5.

Abstract
Every world is a linguistic construction and every language is a metalanguage. Taking this premise as our starting point, this article aims at deconstructing social reality by questioning the concept of the individual upon which it is mainly built. From an initial consideration of the personal pronouns “I” and “You” as deictic elements which lack semantic meaning within the abstract system of language, we will delve into deeper levels of language, those who go beyond the realm of consciousness, culture and will, trying to discover close links between Grammar and Politics.

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Martínez, Petisco Sonia Dr. (2013). Deconstructing Society through Language: A Grammatical Perspective. International Journal of Language and Literature, 1(1), 01-5.

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Dr. Sonia Petisco Martínez
Universidad de Granada
Calle Real de Cartuja, 36, 18012 Granada, Spain