Language Power Society

Author : Annabelle Mooney,Jean Stilwell Peccei,Suzanne LaBelle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 041557658X

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Language, Society and Power by Annabelle Mooney,Jean Stilwell Peccei,Suzanne LaBelle Pdf

This book examines the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such questions as: How can a language reflect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differently? How can our use of language mark our ethnic identity? It also looks at language use in politics and the media and investigates how language affects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use. While it can be used as a stand-alone text, this edition of Language, Society and Power has also been fully cross-referenced with the new companion title: The Language, Society and Power Reader. Together these books provide the complete resource for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology. --Book Jacket.

Author : Linda Thomas,Shân Wareing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134661602

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Language, Society and Power by Linda Thomas,Shân Wareing Pdf

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Linda Thomas
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415303934

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Language, Society and Power by Linda Thomas Pdf

'This is a book written by real academics, drawing articulately on their own research interests, and using an excellent range of twenty-first century examples to give the book a lively, contemporary feel. The extensive textual analysis is far superior to some of the banal tasks often found in introductory textbooks.' âMartin Conboy,University of Sheffield, UK Language, Society and Powerlooks at the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such questions as: How can a language reflect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differently? 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 affects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use. This second edition includes recent developments in theory and research and offers the following features: new and engaging examples drawn from everyday life: conversation transcripts, novels including Ian McEwan'sAtonement, television and the internet new activities designed to give students a real understanding of the topic an international perspective with examples from the world's press, includingThe Washington Post,TheDaily MailandTheNew Zealand Listener updated and expanded further reading sections and glossary. Language, Society and Powerremains an essential introductory text for students of English language and linguistics, and will also be of use to students of media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.

Author : Annabelle Mooney,Betsy Evans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317558224

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Language, Society and Power by Annabelle Mooney,Betsy Evans Pdf

Language, Society and Power is the essential introductory text to studying language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It considers whether representations of people and their language matter, explores how identity is constructed and performed, and considers the creative potential of language in the media, politics and everyday talk. This fourth edition has been completely revised to include recent developments in theory and research and offers the following features: A range of new and engaging international examples drawn from everyday life – including material from social media and newspapers, cartoons, YouTube and television. Two new chapters which cover Linguistic Landscapes, including signs, graffiti and the internet; and Global Englishes, exploring variation in and attitudes to English around the world Updated and expanded student research projects and further reading sections for each chapter Brand new companion website that includes video and audio clips, links to articles and further reading for students and professors. Language, Society and Power is a must-read for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.

Author : Linda Thomas,Shân Wareing
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415187442

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Language, Society and Power by Linda Thomas,Shân Wareing Pdf

This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered how language influences thought, how language impacts on our daily life, and how power is perpetuated through language. Written in a lively way and drawing on examples from everyday life, each chapter provides an introduction to a social or political issue in language study, such as: * language use in politics and the media * language use according to gender, ethnicity, age and class * how language affects and constructs our identities * the significance of our attitudes toward language use and our notions of correctness. The book contains numerous exercises, end of chapter summaries and a glossary of key terms. The authors encourage the reader to look beyond language as a form of information exchange and to consider the wider issues of the relationship between language and culture. Highly interdisciplinary, it will be essential for students of English language and linguistics from introductory or A-level upward. It is also of great relevance to students of media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.

Author : Ofelia García,Nelson Flores (Linguist),Massimiliano Spotti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190212896

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The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society by Ofelia García,Nelson Flores (Linguist),Massimiliano Spotti Pdf

Contributors explore a range of sociolinguistic topics, including language variation, language ideologies, bi/multilingualism, language policy, linguistic landscapes, and multimodality. Each chapter provides a critical overview of the limitations of modernist positivist perspectives, replacing them with novel, up-to-date ways of theorizing and researching. [Publisher]

Author : James Stanlaw,Nobuko Adachi,Zdenek Salzmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429974700

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Language, Culture, and Society by James Stanlaw,Nobuko Adachi,Zdenek Salzmann Pdf

Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for answers to questions like those above because of its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. This seventh edition carries on the legacy while addressing some of the newer pressing and exciting challenges of the 21st century, such as issues of language and power, language ideology, and linguistic diasporas. Chapters on gender, race, and class also examine how language helps create - and is created by - identity. New to this edition are enhanced and updated pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, updated resources for continued learning, and the inclusion of a glossary. There is also an expanded discussion of communication online and of social media outlets and how that universe is changing how we interact. The discussion on race and ethnicity has also been expanded to include Latin- and Asian-American English vernacular.

Author : Rodney H. Jones,Christiana Themistocleous
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108498920

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Introducing Language and Society by Rodney H. Jones,Christiana Themistocleous Pdf

An accessible and entertaining textbook that introduces students to sociolinguistics in a real-world context, with issues they care about.

Author : James Curran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134900374

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Media and Power by James Curran Pdf

Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society. *How much power do the media have? *Who really controls the media? *What is the relationship between media and power in society? In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers which have been given, before advancing original interpretations in a series of ground-breaking essays. This book also provides a guided tour of the major debates in media studies. What part did the media play in the making of modern society? How did 'new media' change society in the past? Will radical media research recover from its mid-life crisis? Is public service television the dying product of the nation in an age of globalization? Media and Power provides both a clear introduction to media research and an innovative analysis of media power.

Author : Lynne Young,Michael Fitzgerald,Saira Fitzgerald
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Discourse analysis
ISBN : 1781790795

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The Power of Language by Lynne Young,Michael Fitzgerald,Saira Fitzgerald Pdf

The second edition of this highly regarded textbook is designed to introduce students at the tertiary level to both Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. It develops critical analytical skills by rooting analysis in SFL methodology so that students can learn to analyze a range of discourse types. Each chapter builds a methodological foundation for the development of critical discourse analytical skills. SFL provides novice analysts with a rich set of resources for CDA and equips them to better reflect on what language is doing and why. The Power of Language offers explanations along with a range of sample analyses to illustrate theory and provide applications of the methodologies introduced in each chapter. Students not only learn by studying a number of analyses but carry out their own analytical work on other samples, thus gaining experience. Each chapter also includes examples of analyses by well know researchers so that novice analysts become familiar with various approaches to analysis. This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and features an expanded first chapter on language and international conflict, a new second chapter focusing on language and political fear, an expanded chapter on multimodal communication and an entirely new chapter on language and social media. Other chapters have been updated with new sample analyses and activities.

Author : Howard T. Odum
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231502931

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Environment, Power, and Society for the Twenty-First Century by Howard T. Odum Pdf

Howard T. Odum possessed one of the most innovative minds of the twentieth century. He pioneered the fields of ecological engineering, ecological economics, and environmental accounting, working throughout his life to better understand the interrelationships of energy, environment, and society and their importance to the well-being of humanity and the planet. This volume is a major modernization of Odum's classic work on the significance of power and its role in society, bringing his approach and insight to a whole new generation of students and scholars. For this edition Odum refines his original theories and introduces two new measures: emergy and transformity. These concepts can be used to evaluate and compare systems and their transformation and use of resources by accounting for all the energies and materials that flow in and out and expressing them in equivalent ability to do work. Natural energies such as solar radiation and the cycling of water, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are diagrammed in terms of energy and emergy flow. Through this method Odum reveals the similarities between human economic and social systems and the ecosystems of the natural world. In the process, we discover that our survival and prosperity are regulated as much by the laws of energetics as are systems of the physical and chemical world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:648154965

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Language, Society and Power by Anonim Pdf

Author : John M. Conley,William M. O'Barr,Robin Conley Riner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226484532

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Just Words by John M. Conley,William M. O'Barr,Robin Conley Riner Pdf

Is it “just words” when a lawyer cross-examines a rape victim in the hopes of getting her to admit an interest in her attacker? Is it “just words” when the Supreme Court hands down a decision or when business people draw up a contract? In tackling the question of how an abstract entity exerts concrete power, Just Words focuses on what has become the central issue in law and language research: what language reveals about the nature of legal power. John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr, and Robin Conley Riner show how the microdynamics of the legal process and the largest questions of justice can be fruitfully explored through the field of linguistics. Each chapter covers a language-based approach to a different area of the law, from the cross-examinations of victims and witnesses to the inequities of divorce mediation. Combining analysis of common legal events with a broad range of scholarship on language and law, Just Words seeks the reality of power in the everyday practice and application of the law. As the only study of its type, the book is the definitive treatment of the topic and will be welcomed by students and specialists alike. This third edition brings this essential text up to date with new chapters on nonverbal, or “multimodal,” communication in legal settings and law, language, and race.

Author : Jim Cummins
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781853594748

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Language, Power and Pedagogy by Jim Cummins Pdf

Population mobility is at an all-time high in human history. One result of this unprecedented movement of peoples around the world is that in many school systems monolingual and monocultural students are the exception rather than the rule, particularly in urban areas. This shift in demographic realities entails enormous challenges for educators and policy-makers. What do teachers need to know in order to teach effectively in linguistically and culturally diverse contexts? How long does it take second language learners to acquire proficiency in the language of school instruction? What are the differences between attaining conversational fluency in everyday contexts and developing proficiency in the language registers required for academic success? What adjustments do we need to make in curriculum, instruction and assessment to ensure that second-language learners understand what is being taught and are assessed in a fair and equitable manner? How long do we need to wait before including second-language learners in high-stakes national examinations and assessments? What role (if any) should be accorded students’ first language in the curriculum? Do bilingual education programs work well for poor children from minority-language backgrounds or should they be reserved only for middle-class children from the majority or dominant group? In addressing these issues, this volume focuses not only on issues of language learning and teaching but also highlights the ways in which power relations in the wider society affect patterns of teacher–student interaction in the classroom. Effective instruction will inevitably challenge patterns of coercive power relations in both school and society.

Author : John R Searle
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780786723874

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Mind, Language And Society by John R Searle Pdf

Disillusionment with psychology is leading more and more people to formal philosophy for clues about how to think about life. But most of us who try to grapple with concepts such as reality, truth, common sense, consciousness, and society lack the rigorous training to discuss them with any confidence. John Searle brings these notions down from their abstract heights to the terra firma of real-world understanding, so that those with no knowledge of philosophy can understand how these principles play out in our everyday lives. The author stresses that there is a real world out there to deal with, and condemns the belief that the reality of our world is dependent on our perception of it.