Discourses in place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate written by leaders in the field this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning. Journal of pragmatics 37 2005 769 773 book review discourses in place language in the material world ron scollon suzie wong scollon routledge london and new york 2003 2795 xiii th 242 pages paperback ours is an information age. Discourses in place language in the material world by scollon ron wong scollon suzie 2003 paperback books amazonca. Discourses in place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate written by leaders in the field this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning of public texts like road signs notices and brand logos by considering the social and physical world that surrounds them