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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... guage empowers us , and how it can forge understanding , break silences , and inspire action . In this chapter we will explore the ways language " breaks silences " —that is , how the power of language moves us as individuals , as ...
... guage empowers us , and how it can forge understanding , break silences , and inspire action . In this chapter we will explore the ways language " breaks silences " —that is , how the power of language moves us as individuals , as ...
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... guage in its own right that developed gradually and still evolves , as many languages do . Find out if your school offers courses in ASL . If so , ask permission to attend a class and write about the experience . Try to apply some of ...
... guage in its own right that developed gradually and still evolves , as many languages do . Find out if your school offers courses in ASL . If so , ask permission to attend a class and write about the experience . Try to apply some of ...
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... guage from her home ? 2. Besides ethnic prejudice , what other reasons does Kuntz cite supporting her decision to speak only one language to her children ? 3. What is the opinion of Kuntz's children regarding her “ English - only ...
... guage from her home ? 2. Besides ethnic prejudice , what other reasons does Kuntz cite supporting her decision to speak only one language to her children ? 3. What is the opinion of Kuntz's children regarding her “ English - only ...
Contents
Thinking and Reading Critically | 1 |
Breaking Silences | 25 |
Now it is perhaps the greatest language of the world | 41 |
Copyright | |
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