How long does it take to read The Language of the Self?
the function of language in psychoanalysis
The Language of the Self by Jacques Lacan takes about 6 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 12 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 338 pages, about 92,950 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lacan's commentaries on Freud had revolutionary implications for philosophy and literary criticism. He held that if the unconscious exists, it functions linguistically rather than symbolically. Includes a study that explains his work and relates it to the context of contemporary thought.
Subjects: Psychoanalysis, Psycholinguistics, Methode, Sprachtheorie, Gespräch, Psychoanalyse
