Language, Society and Power
An Introduction
5th Edition
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
298 pages
978-0-415-78624-9 (ISBN)
Description
Language, Society and Power is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts.
This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It considers whether representations of people and their language matter, explores how identity is constructed and performed, and considers the creative potential of language in the media, politics and everyday talk.
The fifth edition of this popular textbook features:
Updated chapters with new activities;
Examples that include material related to youth language, computer-mediated communication, texting and electronic communication;
New material on online mass media, fake news and Twitter as a form of political agency;
More discussion of social media, social networking, memes and mobile communication;
An introduction to the concepts of translanguaging and superdiversity;
An expanded Gender chapter that questions binary gender identities;
A companion website which includes more video material to support learning as students make their way through the book.
Language, Society and Power assumes no linguistic background among readers, and is a must-read for all students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology who are studying language and society for the first time.
This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It considers whether representations of people and their language matter, explores how identity is constructed and performed, and considers the creative potential of language in the media, politics and everyday talk.
The fifth edition of this popular textbook features:
Updated chapters with new activities;
Examples that include material related to youth language, computer-mediated communication, texting and electronic communication;
New material on online mass media, fake news and Twitter as a form of political agency;
More discussion of social media, social networking, memes and mobile communication;
An introduction to the concepts of translanguaging and superdiversity;
An expanded Gender chapter that questions binary gender identities;
A companion website which includes more video material to support learning as students make their way through the book.
Language, Society and Power assumes no linguistic background among readers, and is a must-read for all students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology who are studying language and society for the first time.
Reviews / Votes
"Language, Society, and Power is an outstanding introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. It addresses topics and issues that are important in the linguistics field but also make immediate and clear connections to students' daily life... Whenever I ask classes if I should use this text again, the students always say yes - with great enthusiasm."Joy Janzen, Stony Brook University, USA
"This latest edition is an excellent text to introduce students to Sociolinguistics... I particularly enjoyed the way issues of power and ideology thread through the text with up-to-date examples. Language, Society and Power is an invaluable tool for practitioners and any would-be-practitioner in the fields of language and society."
Ayo Amuda, University of South Wales, UK
"I adopted this text for my undergraduate general education course on 'Language and Culture' at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan... Highly recommended!"
Victoria Rau, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan "Language, Society, and Power is an outstanding introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. It addresses topics and issues that are important in the linguistics field but also make immediate and clear connections to students' daily life... Whenever I ask classes if I should use this text again, the students always say yes - with great enthusiasm."
Joy Janzen, Stony Brook University, USA
"This latest edition is an excellent text to introduce students to Sociolinguistics... I particularly enjoyed the way issues of power and ideology thread through the text with up-to-date examples. Language, Society and Power is an invaluable tool for practitioners and any would-be-practitioner in the fields of language and society."
Ayo Amuda, University of South Wales, UK
"I adopted this text for my undergraduate general education course on 'Language and Culture' at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan... Highly recommended!"
Victoria Rau, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
More details
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
32 s/w Abbildungen, 16 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 16 s/w Zeichnungen, 26 s/w Tabellen
26 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
585 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-78624-9 (9780415786249)
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Persons
Annabelle Mooney is Professor of Language and Society at the University of Roehampton, UK.
Betsy Evans is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, USA.
Betsy Evans is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, USA.
Content
List of figures
List of images
List of tables
Transcription conventions
Preface to the fifth edition
Preface to the fourth edition
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Language?
Chapter 2: Language thought and representation
Chapter 3: Language and politics
Chapter 4: Language and the media
Chapter 5: Linguistic landscapes
Chapter 6: Language and gender
Chapter 7: Language and ethnicity
Chapter 8: Language and age
Chapter 9: Language, class and symbolic capital
Chapter 10: Global Englishes
Chapter 11 Projects
Glossary
References
Index
List of images
List of tables
Transcription conventions
Preface to the fifth edition
Preface to the fourth edition
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Language?
Chapter 2: Language thought and representation
Chapter 3: Language and politics
Chapter 4: Language and the media
Chapter 5: Linguistic landscapes
Chapter 6: Language and gender
Chapter 7: Language and ethnicity
Chapter 8: Language and age
Chapter 9: Language, class and symbolic capital
Chapter 10: Global Englishes
Chapter 11 Projects
Glossary
References
Index