''Speaking and Language: Defence of Poetry'' is a book of criticism by

Paul Goodman Paul Goodman (1911–1972) was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction topics, including the arts, civil rights, decen ...

that blames academic, structured approaches to

linguistics Linguistics is the science, scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure ...

for diminishing the role of creativity and spontaneity in speaking and human nature.

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Random House first published the book's hardcover cloth edition in January 1972, though the official publication date had listed November 1971. A paperback edition by

Vintage Books Vintage Books is a trade paperback publishing imprint of Penguin Random House originally established by Alfred A. Knopf in 1954. The company was purchased by Random House in April 1960, and a British division was set up in 1990. After Random ...

followed in August 1972. ''Speaking and Language'' released in the United Kingdom in 1973.

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