Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian "Exploring Language, 8th Edition, collects 84 selections in nine chapters to focus on some provocative aspects of American culture as they are revealed by language. Among the timely topics: the media and bias, computers and writing, black English, gender differences, "warspeak," advertising (as manipulation or art?), political double talk, and bilingualism."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... communication consultant. Paul Many is associate professor of Communication at the University of Toledo. He has worked for newspapers in and around New York City. This essay first appeared in the Spring 1994 issue of Et Cetera ...
... communication consultant. Paul Many is associate professor of Communication at the University of Toledo. He has worked for newspapers in and around New York City. This essay first appeared in the Spring 1994 issue of Et Cetera ...
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... communication of thoughts is essential to the pursuit of excellence, and a pure, exact language is equally important to the communication of thoughts. Contaminating influences can come from such varied sources as "bureaucratese" and ...
... communication of thoughts is essential to the pursuit of excellence, and a pure, exact language is equally important to the communication of thoughts. Contaminating influences can come from such varied sources as "bureaucratese" and ...
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... communication in the classroom, office, and nightclub, a curious phenomenon has reared its head on the Internet. In ... communicate face-to-face comes through when you communicate 458.
... communication in the classroom, office, and nightclub, a curious phenomenon has reared its head on the Internet. In ... communicate face-to-face comes through when you communicate 458.
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
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