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LANGUAGE AND POWER IN THE MODERN WORLD
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| By: |
Mary Talbot (Editor), Karen Atkinson (Editor), Professor David Atkinson (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£120.00 |
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£99.00 |
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£21.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0748615393 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780748615391 |
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| Publisher: |
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2003 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
This book explores key areas of modern society in which language is used to form power and social relations. These are presented in five sections: Language and the Media; Language and Organisations; Language and Gender; Language and Youth; and Multilingualism, Identity and Ethnicity. |
| Synopsis: |
This book explores key areas of modern society in which language is used to form power and social relations. These are presented in five sections: Language and the Media Language and Organisations Language and Gender Language and Youth Multilingualism, Identity and Ethnicity With a unique combination of selected readings and student-centred tasks in a single volume, the book covers contemporary issues in language and power, ranging from the global to the interpersonal. Each area - and each reading chosen to explore it - is substantially contextualised and discussed through a detailed introduction and then followed up with related activities. Each section comprises: *a substantial, specific introduction which draws students' attention to key themes and issues relevant to its topic; *a set of four or five selected readings which encourages students to locate critically these issues in context; *a task, or set of tasks, obliging students to undertake 'hands-on' linguistic analysis of data and engage in more sophisticated discussion of pertinent issues.*In-depth exploration of a variety of approaches to the study of language and power *Unique combination of advanced readings, student-centred tasks and editorial guidance *Hands-on activities at the end of each chapter |
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glossary |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Edinburgh University Press |
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Non-returnable |
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