Language, society and power : an introduction / Annabelle Mooney [and eight others]

By:

Mooney, Annabelle [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Unites States of America : Routledge, c2011Edition: Third EditionDescription: xxv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780415576581

Subject(s):

SOCIOLINGUISTICS

LOC 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex General Circulation	General Education	GC P 107 .L36 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000007262

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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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