Language and politics /
Language, this book argues, is political from top to bottom, whether considered at the level of an individual speaker's choice of language or style of discourse with others (where interpersonal politics are performed), or at the level of political rhetoric, or indeed all the way up to the forma...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
©2006.
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| Series: | Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=163385 |
| Summary: | Language, this book argues, is political from top to bottom, whether considered at the level of an individual speaker's choice of language or style of discourse with others (where interpersonal politics are performed), or at the level of political rhetoric, or indeed all the way up to the formation of national languages. By bringing together this set of topics and highlighting how they are interrelated, the book will function well as a textbook on any applied or sociolinguistic course in which some or all of these various aspects of the politics of language are covered. The chapter headings include: How politics permeates language (and vice-versa) Language and nation The social politics of language choice and linguistic correctness Politics embedded in language Taboo language and its restriction Rhetoric, propaganda and interpretation Power, hegemony and choices |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 170 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-162) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0748626972 9780748626977 9780748671458 0748671455 9786610501649 6610501645 1280501642 9781280501647 9780748624522 074862452X 9780748624539 0748624538 |