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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... culture. In short, we are our language. Language is such an intricate part of our culture that we can no more separate the two than we can a dancer from a dance. Consequently, we all too often lose sight of just how powerful the social ...
... culture. In short, we are our language. Language is such an intricate part of our culture that we can no more separate the two than we can a dancer from a dance. Consequently, we all too often lose sight of just how powerful the social ...
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... culture in which these myths about women do not exist, or are articulated differently from the mainstream American ... culture, and compare and contrast these to American mainstream culture. TERRORISM: CIVILIZED AND BARBARIC Edward S ...
... culture in which these myths about women do not exist, or are articulated differently from the mainstream American ... culture, and compare and contrast these to American mainstream culture. TERRORISM: CIVILIZED AND BARBARIC Edward S ...
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... culture and language on its minorities is powerful indeed, and there is great pressure on the minorities to assimilate and adopt the culture and language of the majority. 24 In the early period of American history, the African ...
... culture and language on its minorities is powerful indeed, and there is great pressure on the minorities to assimilate and adopt the culture and language of the majority. 24 In the early period of American history, the African ...
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
Copyright | |
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