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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... experience , and cashed in or voided by further experience . If man had kept to the straight and narrow path of sign using , he would be like the other animals , though perhaps a little brighter . He would not talk , but grunt and ...
... experience , and cashed in or voided by further experience . If man had kept to the straight and narrow path of sign using , he would be like the other animals , though perhaps a little brighter . He would not talk , but grunt and ...
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... experience neither ? Describe some everyday events such as a sunset or an ocean wave to a person who has never had sight or hearing . What descriptive alternatives would you use ? After writing , explain the ration- ale behind your ...
... experience neither ? Describe some everyday events such as a sunset or an ocean wave to a person who has never had sight or hearing . What descriptive alternatives would you use ? After writing , explain the ration- ale behind your ...
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... experience made you feel , recalling , if possible , any particularly telling experiences . Can you identify with any of the authors in this section ? If so , which ones and why ? 3. Did your parents or grandparents come to America from ...
... experience made you feel , recalling , if possible , any particularly telling experiences . Can you identify with any of the authors in this section ? If so , which ones and why ? 3. Did your parents or grandparents come to America from ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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