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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... women talk too much . In fact , explains Holmes , women speak less than men do in situations where talk is most " valued . " She also asserts that the claim that " women talk too much " is inherently bi- ased because it is men , who ...
... women talk too much . In fact , explains Holmes , women speak less than men do in situations where talk is most " valued . " She also asserts that the claim that " women talk too much " is inherently bi- ased because it is men , who ...
Page 259
... women's styles : Most women lack experience in defending themselves against challenges , which they misinterpret as personal attacks on their credibility . Even when talking to men who are happy to see them in positions of status , women ...
... women's styles : Most women lack experience in defending themselves against challenges , which they misinterpret as personal attacks on their credibility . Even when talking to men who are happy to see them in positions of status , women ...
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... women commonly use nonverbal communication in ways that reflect societal expectations . For example , men are expected to exhibit assertive behaviors that demonstrate their power and authority ; women , in contrast , are expected to ex ...
... women commonly use nonverbal communication in ways that reflect societal expectations . For example , men are expected to exhibit assertive behaviors that demonstrate their power and authority ; women , in contrast , are expected to ex ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
A Brief History of English | 32 |
Copyright | |
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