Introduction: The politics of language. Part 1 The politics of everyday language: language, politics and power; talking about language; talking politics. Part 2 Language and institutions: the talking cure; life and language in court; we, the jury; therapy and the law - blurring the lines; the grooves of academe. Part 3 Language across cultures: you say Tomayto, I say Tomahto; we first; why can't a woman be less like a man?; "De Amicitiis Faciendis et Hominibus Movendis"; or, how to make friends and influence people; winning hearts and minds - pragmatic homonymy and beyond. Part 4 The language of power: projecting an image - Ronald Reagan and George Bush; language bosses.
