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Language, society and power : an introduction / Annabelle Mooney and 8 others.

By: Mooney, Annabelle [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: United States of America : Routledge, c2011Edition: Third EditionDescription: xxv, 252 pages : illustrations; 25 cmISBN: 9780415576581Subject(s): SOCIOLINGUISTICS | LANGUAGE ARTS AND DISCIPLINE | LANGUAGE AND POLITICSLOC classification: P 107 .L36 2011

Contents:

What is Language -- Language thought and representation -- Language and politics -- Language and the media -- Language and gender -- Language and ethnicity -- Language and age -- Language and social class -- Language and identity -- Language standardi[s/z]ation -- Projects .

Summary: Language, Society and Power is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It considers whether representations of people and their language matter, explores how identity is constructed and performed, and considers the creative potential of language in the media, politics and everyday talk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language, Society and Power is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It considers whether representations of people and their language matter, explores how identity is constructed and performed, and considers the creative potential of language in the media, politics and everyday talk.

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