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
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.