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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... Judy Blume 33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan . 34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam 35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier 36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry 37. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean ...
... Judy Blume 33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan . 34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam 35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier 36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry 37. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean ...
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... Judy Blume 63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly 64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher 65. Fade by Robert Cormier 66. Guess What ? by Mem Fox 67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende 68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney 69 ...
... Judy Blume 63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly 64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher 65. Fade by Robert Cormier 66. Guess What ? by Mem Fox 67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende 68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney 69 ...
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... Judy Blume , " Is Harry Potter Evil ? ” Copyright © 1999 by The New York Times Co. Reprinted with permission . 1 I happened to be in London last summer on 454 Chapter 7 / Censorship and Free Speech Is Harry Potter Evil? Judy Blume.
... Judy Blume , " Is Harry Potter Evil ? ” Copyright © 1999 by The New York Times Co. Reprinted with permission . 1 I happened to be in London last summer on 454 Chapter 7 / Censorship and Free Speech Is Harry Potter Evil? Judy Blume.
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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