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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... effective writing and if they have learned anything about writing from the students who come to the lab / center . Share the results of your interview with the rest of the class for group discussion on effective writing practices . How ...
... effective writing and if they have learned anything about writing from the students who come to the lab / center . Share the results of your interview with the rest of the class for group discussion on effective writing practices . How ...
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... effective . 21 Between 1945 and 1975 , public speeches by presidents increased 500 percent . President Gerald Ford , not a particularly effective speaker , delivered 682 public speeches in 1976 and President Jimmy Carter , also not a ...
... effective . 21 Between 1945 and 1975 , public speeches by presidents increased 500 percent . President Gerald Ford , not a particularly effective speaker , delivered 682 public speeches in 1976 and President Jimmy Carter , also not a ...
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... effective are his examples in supporting his claims ? Can you think of other areas in the essay where examples would be useful ? Explain . 8. In what ways does effective conversational discourse depend on our shared sense of a " mun ...
... effective are his examples in supporting his claims ? Can you think of other areas in the essay where examples would be useful ? Explain . 8. In what ways does effective conversational discourse depend on our shared sense of a " mun ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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