Claude Hagege

Claude Hagege has been Professor of Linguistic Theory at the College de France since 1988 where his research has focussed on language and its relation to culture. His book L'homme de paroles (Fayard 1985, new edn 1996) won the Prix de l'Academie Francaise and was translated into English in 1990 under the title The Dialogic Species (Columbia University Press). His other books include La grammaire generative (PUF 1976), translated into English in 1981 under the title Critical reflections on...See more

Claude Hagege has been Professor of Linguistic Theory at the College de France since 1988 where his research has focussed on language and its relation to culture. His book L'homme de paroles (Fayard 1985, new edn 1996) won the Prix de l'Academie Francaise and was translated into English in 1990 under the title The Dialogic Species (Columbia University Press). His other books include La grammaire generative (PUF 1976), translated into English in 1981 under the title Critical reflections on generative grammar (Jupiter Press); Le souffle de la langue (Odile Jacob 1992); The Language Builder: An Essay on the Human Signature in Linguistic Morphogenesis (John Benjamins 1993); and Combat pour le francais (Odile Jacob 2006). He was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1998 and promoted to Officer in 2007. See less