Language and politics / John E. Joseph.
"Language, this book argues, is political from top to bottom, whether considered at the level of an individual speaker's choice of language or style of discourse with others (where interpersonal politics are performed), or at the level of political rhetoric, or indeed all the way up to the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2006]
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| Series: | Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics.
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| Summary: | "Language, this book argues, is political from top to bottom, whether considered at the level of an individual speaker's choice of language or style of discourse with others (where interpersonal politics are performed), or at the level of political rhetoric, or indeed all the way up to the formation of national languages. By bringing together this set of topics and highlighting how they are interrelated, the book will function well as a textbook on any applied or sociolinguistic course in which some or all of these various aspects of the politics of language are covered." --Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 170 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 074862452X 9780748624522 0748624538 9780748624539 |