ISBN:
9781000834499
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (308 pages)
Edition:
6th ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Language, Society and Power provides an accessible introduction to the study of language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender.
Abstract:
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Images -- List of Tables -- Transcription Conventions -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Language? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Why Study Language? -- 1.3 What Is Language? -- 1.3.1 Language: A System -- 1.3.2 Language: A System With Variation -- 1.3.3 The Potential to Create New Meanings -- 1.4 The 'Rules' of Language: Prescription Versus Description -- 1.5 Power -- 1.5.1 Ideology -- 1.6 'Political Correctness' -- 1.7 Summary -- Further Reading -- 2 Language, Thought, and Representation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Language as a System of Representation -- 2.2.1 Different Kinds of Language -- 2.2.2 Signs and Structure -- 2.3 Linguistic Diversity -- 2.3.1 Semantics -- 2.3.2 Syntax -- 2.4 The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis -- 2.4.1 Linguistic Relativism and Determinism -- 2.4.2 Numbers, Things, and Animals -- 2.5 One Language, Many Worlds -- 2.6 A Model for Analysing Language -- 2.6.1 Lexical Choices -- 2.6.2 Transitivity -- 2.7 Summary -- Further Reading -- 3 Language and Politics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What Is 'Politics'? -- 3.3 Politics and Ideology -- 3.4 Three Persuasive Strategies: Logos, Pathos, Ethos -- 3.5 Biscuits Are Political? Introducing Linguistic Tools -- 3.6 Climate Change and Political Discourse -- 3.7 Language, Ideology, and Metaphor -- 3.7.1 Student as Customer -- 3.8 Twitter and Political Agency -- 3.9 Silly Citizenship -- 3.9.1 Jorts the Cat -- 3.9.2 K-Pop and TikTok -- 3.10 Summary -- Further Reading -- 4 Language and the Media -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Mass Media -- 4.3 The Changing Context -- 4.3.1 Structure -- 4.3.2 Who Is Producing Content? -- 4.4 Manufacture of Consent -- 4.4.1 Filtering the Facts -- 4.5 News Values -- 4.5.1 Actors and Events -- 4.6 New News Values -- 4.7 Who Is the Expert.
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