Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian Now in its tenth edition, this marketleading language reader continues to feature thoughtprovoking readings that explore the various interconnections between language and American society. For over 25 years, this engaging reader has challenged individuals to critically examine how language affects and constructs culture and how culture constructs and affects language. This tenth edition maintains the integrity of past editions, while reflecting the new and fascinating language issues that exist in today's culture. Provocative selections are organized around nine major language areas, and then broken into stimulating sub-themes like political correctness, hate speech, language and the presidency, and censorship on campus, inviting readers to debate current social and cultural issues that are inseparable from language. Individuals interested in studying how language affects and constructs culture and how culture constructs and affects language. |
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... campaign speech outlining why you , and not your opponent , should be elected . Have the class critique your speech . 4. Find political speeches from a recent campaign , either local or national . Try the " All Things Political " Web ...
... campaign speech outlining why you , and not your opponent , should be elected . Have the class critique your speech . 4. Find political speeches from a recent campaign , either local or national . Try the " All Things Political " Web ...
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... campaign . The most destructive impact of 9/11 could well be what it turns us into . I believe your campaign will play a part in assuring that we turn into a better nation . Thanks . ( Petrops ) Thanks for your ad . Very little air time ...
... campaign . The most destructive impact of 9/11 could well be what it turns us into . I believe your campaign will play a part in assuring that we turn into a better nation . Thanks . ( Petrops ) Thanks for your ad . Very little air time ...
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... campaign “ I am an American " ? 2. What is the author's personal opinion of the " I am an American " campaign ? Is she admiring ? Critical ? Concerned ? Supportive ? Explain . 3. How did the Ad Council use the Internet as part of the ...
... campaign “ I am an American " ? 2. What is the author's personal opinion of the " I am an American " campaign ? Is she admiring ? Critical ? Concerned ? Supportive ? Explain . 3. How did the Ad Council use the Internet as part of the ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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