Publisher:
Routledge: 2003
Language, Society and Power looks at the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, cl ass and gender. It seeks to answer such questions as: How can a language re flect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differ ently? How can our use of language mark our ethnic identity? The book also looks at language use in politics and the media and examines how language a ffects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use. This edition has been updated to includ...
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