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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Page 213
... live your lives , and hug your children . I know many citizens have fears tonight , and I ask you to be calm and resolute , even in the face of a continuing threat . I ask you to uphold the values of America , and remember why so many ...
... live your lives , and hug your children . I know many citizens have fears tonight , and I ask you to be calm and resolute , even in the face of a continuing threat . I ask you to uphold the values of America , and remember why so many ...
Page 313
... live so long " or " He should live and be well ! " ; alluding to his illness , " It couldn't happen to a nicer person ! " To blacks , all whites are the heavy , The Man . “ The Man has it all ” is its summation . Viewed with ...
... live so long " or " He should live and be well ! " ; alluding to his illness , " It couldn't happen to a nicer person ! " To blacks , all whites are the heavy , The Man . “ The Man has it all ” is its summation . Viewed with ...
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... lives of people - espe- cially mentally handicapped people - are at stake , can lead to senseless tragedy . 12 ... live secure and fulfilling lives . Pretending the handicapped are not re- ally handicapped robs them of the respect ...
... lives of people - espe- cially mentally handicapped people - are at stake , can lead to senseless tragedy . 12 ... live secure and fulfilling lives . Pretending the handicapped are not re- ally handicapped robs them of the respect ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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