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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Gary Goshgarian. 3 The " pep talk , ” as used here , is that pattern of persuasion used to organize and direct the energy of a group toward committed collective action : commonly ... Pep Talk : Patterns of Persuasion in Political Language ...
Gary Goshgarian. 3 The " pep talk , ” as used here , is that pattern of persuasion used to organize and direct the energy of a group toward committed collective action : commonly ... Pep Talk : Patterns of Persuasion in Political Language ...
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... pep talk ” : the great emphasis was on the bonding of the group , for a cause . Party politics empha- sized the group ; later , " issue politics " of the 1960s also could be described in terms of the " pep talk " because of its emphasis ...
... pep talk ” : the great emphasis was on the bonding of the group , for a cause . Party politics empha- sized the group ; later , " issue politics " of the 1960s also could be described in terms of the " pep talk " because of its emphasis ...
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... pep talk " ? Who uses it and why ? 2. How does Rank's analysis of the " pep talk " as a form of public persuasion provide insight into the dynamics of what makes a speech compelling to an audience ? Explain . 3. Describe the basic ...
... pep talk " ? Who uses it and why ? 2. How does Rank's analysis of the " pep talk " as a form of public persuasion provide insight into the dynamics of what makes a speech compelling to an audience ? Explain . 3. Describe the basic ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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