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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... culture of a people modifies their use of such cues . For example , individuals who belong to contact cultures , which promote interaction and encourage displays of warmth , closeness , and availability , tend to stand close to each ...
... culture of a people modifies their use of such cues . For example , individuals who belong to contact cultures , which promote interaction and encourage displays of warmth , closeness , and availability , tend to stand close to each ...
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... culture as a whole ? Explain . 3. Write an essay in which you explore the role language plays in solving disagreements . Why is language important to the way our culture addresses conflict ? In what ways do we fail to con- sider ...
... culture as a whole ? Explain . 3. Write an essay in which you explore the role language plays in solving disagreements . Why is language important to the way our culture addresses conflict ? In what ways do we fail to con- sider ...
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... cultures . 7 8 9 For immigrant students , being bilingual means having the best of two worlds- their home culture and language and our nation's culture and English language . For native speakers of English , knowing a second language ...
... cultures . 7 8 9 For immigrant students , being bilingual means having the best of two worlds- their home culture and language and our nation's culture and English language . For native speakers of English , knowing a second language ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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