Language and power in the modern world / Mary Talbot, Karen Atkinson and David Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talbot, Mary, author.

Atkinson, Karen, Dr., author.

Atkinson, David (David Jonathan), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 342 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2003]

Summary:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748615384);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 powerUnique combination of advanced readings, student-centred tasks and editorial guidanceHands-on activities at the end of each chapter"

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SOURCES

INTRODUCTION

1 LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA

2 LANGUAGE AND ORGANISATIONS

3 LANGUAGE AND GENDER

4 LANGUAGE AND YOUTH

5 MULTILINGUALISM, ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY

GLOSSARY

TRANSCRIPTION KEY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-7299-0

0-7486-7938-3