Language and Power in the Modern World

by Karen Atkinson, David Atkinson, Mary M. Talbot

Book Overview

An accessible overview of five major issues in sociolinguistics and the relationship between language and power

This book analyzes the key ways in which language constitutes and conveys power and social relationships in modern society. It offers selected readings that illustrate the thematic introductions and a set of tasks designed to guide linguistic analysis of data and to stimulate student discussion, in five specific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817350691
• ISBN13: 9780817350697
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.6"