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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... think- ing , and good thinking grows out of good reading . Therefore , the text begins with a new specially tabbed introduction “ Thinking and Reading Critically , " which dis- cusses what critical thinking and critical reading are ...
... think- ing , and good thinking grows out of good reading . Therefore , the text begins with a new specially tabbed introduction “ Thinking and Reading Critically , " which dis- cusses what critical thinking and critical reading are ...
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... THINKING CRITICALLY 1. What does Lamott mean when she says , " . . . writing is about the truth " ? Although she describes a creative writing workshop , how do you think this principle of truth could apply to other types of writing ...
... THINKING CRITICALLY 1. What does Lamott mean when she says , " . . . writing is about the truth " ? Although she describes a creative writing workshop , how do you think this principle of truth could apply to other types of writing ...
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... THINKING CRITICALLY 1. O'Conner comments in her first sentence , " A good writer is one you can read without ... thinking . Think about your own writing process . How do you per- ceive the connection between your own thought process and ...
... THINKING CRITICALLY 1. O'Conner comments in her first sentence , " A good writer is one you can read without ... thinking . Think about your own writing process . How do you per- ceive the connection between your own thought process and ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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