This book is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts, examining the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender.
This book is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts, examining the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender.
Language, Society and Power is an accessible introduction to studying 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. 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.
The fifth edition of this popular textbook features:
Language, Society and Power assumes no linguistic background among readers, and is a must-read for all students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology who are studying language and society for the first time.
“" Language, Society, and Power is an outstanding introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. It addresses topics and issues that are important in the linguistics field but also make immediate and clear connections to students' daily life... Whenever I ask classes if I should use this text again, the students always say yes--with great enthusiasm." Joy Janzen , Stony Brook University, USA "This latest edition is an excellenttext to introduce students to Sociolinguistics... I particularly enjoyed the way issues of power and ideology threadthrough the text with up-to-date examples. Language, Society and Power is an invaluable tool for practitioners and any would-be-practitioner in the fields of language and society." Ayo Amuda , University of South Wales, UK "I adopted this text for my undergraduate general education course on "Language and Culture" at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan... Highly recommended!" Victoria Rau , National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan”
"Language, Society, and Power is an outstanding introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. It addresses topics and issues that are important in the linguistics field but also make immediate and clear connections to students' daily life… Whenever I ask classes if I should use this text again, the students always say yes – with great enthusiasm."
Joy Janzen, Stony Brook University, USA
"This latest edition is an excellent text to introduce students to Sociolinguistics… I particularly enjoyed the way issues of power and ideology thread through the text with up-to-date examples. Language, Society and Power is an invaluable tool for practitioners and any would-be-practitioner in the fields of language and society."
Ayo Amuda, University of South Wales, UK
"I adopted this text for my undergraduate general education course on 'Language and Culture' at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan… Highly recommended!"
Victoria Rau, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
"Language, Society, and Power is an outstanding introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. It addresses topics and issues that are important in the linguistics field but also make immediate and clear connections to students' daily life… Whenever I ask classes if I should use this text again, the students always say yes – with great enthusiasm."
Joy Janzen, Stony Brook University, USA
"This latest edition is an excellent text to introduce students to Sociolinguistics… I particularly enjoyed the way issues of power and ideology thread through the text with up-to-date examples. Language, Society and Power is an invaluable tool for practitioners and any would-be-practitioner in the fields of language and society."
Ayo Amuda, University of South Wales, UK
"I adopted this text for my undergraduate general education course on 'Language and Culture' at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan… Highly recommended!"
Victoria Rau, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Annabelle Mooney is Professor of Language and Society at the University of Roehampton, UK.
Betsy Evans is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, USA.
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