Language and Power

Bys: Cheris Kramarae and Muriel Schulz

The contributors to Language and Power approach the subject from different academic and cultural perspectives. Some focus on the link between whole languages and power structures; others consider styles and varieties of language in conjunction with the distribution of power. A single over-riding theme runs through these fascinating essays: that of language serving as a major means of expressing, manipulating, and sometimes even transforming power relations in every society. '...wide ranging in context and approach. -- Lore and Language, Vol 4 No 1

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803922558
• ISBN13: 9780803922556
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.