About the authors
Susan Petrilli (b. 1954) is an associate professor at the University of Bari 〈susan.petrilli@gmail.com〉. Her research interests include meaning, language, communication, translation, subjectivity, and ideology. Her recent publications include Expression and interpretation in language (2012); Altrove e altrimenti. Filosofia del linguaggio, critica letteraria e teoria della traduzione in, intorno e a partire da Bachtin (2012); Un mondo di segni. L'avere senso e il significare qualcosa (2012); and The self as a sign, the world, and the other (2013).
Augusto Ponzio (b. 1942) is a full professor at Bari University 〈augustoponzio@libero.it〉. His principal research interests include philosophy of language, general linguistics, semiotics, and theory of literature. His recent major publications include Da dove verso dove (2009); Linguistica Chomskyana e ideologia social (2012); Dialogando sobre diálogo na perspectiva bakhtiniana (2012); and No Círculo com Mikhail Bakhtin (2013).
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