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Discourse networks 1800/1900
Friedrich A. Kittler,Michael Metteer,Chris Cullens,David E. Wellbery +3 more
- 01 Jan 1990
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TL;DR: In this paper, the mother's mouth and language channels were used as a metaphor for the great Lalula and Rebus, respectively, and the toast was used to describe the sacrifice of the Queen's sacrifice.
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Abstract: Foreword Part I. 1800: 1. The mother's mouth 2. language channels 3. The toast Part II. 1900: 4. The great Lalula 5. Rebus 6. Queen's sacrifice Afterword to the second printing Notes Index of persons.
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