Language and Power in the Modern World / / David Atkinson, Mary Talbot, Karen Atkinson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Talbot, Mary,; Atkinson, David,; Atkinson, Karen,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• 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
• 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.

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"