Language and Power in the Modern World / / David Atkinson, Mary Talbot, Karen Atkinson.
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...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Other title: | 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 |
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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" |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781474472999 9783110780468 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781474472999 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | David Atkinson, Mary Talbot, Karen Atkinson. |