This book explores key areas of modern society in which language is used to form power and social relations. These are presented in five sections:Language and the Media Language and Organisations Language and Gender Language and Youth Multilingualism, Identity and Ethnicity 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 power*Unique combination of advanced readings, student-centred tasks and editorial guidance*Hands-on activities at the end of each chapter
David Atkinson & Karen Atkinson
Language and Power in the Modern World [PDF ebook]
Language and Power in the Modern World [PDF ebook]
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语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● ISBN 9781474472999 ● 编辑 David Atkinson & Karen Atkinson ● 出版者 Edinburgh University Press ● 发布时间 2019 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 10016010 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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