Language in History
Theories and Texts
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2013
224 pages
978-1-134-90822-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Language in History, Tony Crowley provides the analytical tools for answering such questions. Using a radical re-reading of Saussure and Bahktin, he demonstrates, in four case studies, the ways in which language has been used to construct social and cultural identity in Britain and Ireland. For example, he examines the ways in which language was employed to construct a bourgeois public sphere in 18th Century England, and he reveals how language is still being used in contemporary Ireland to articulate national and political aspirations and why the Irish language died.
By bringing together linguistic and critical theory with his own sharp historical and political consciousness, Tony Crowley provides a new agenda for language study; one which acknowledges the fact that writing about history has always been determined by the historical context, and by issues of race, class and gender. Language in History represents a major contribution to the field, and an essential text for anyone interested in language, discourse and communication.
By bringing together linguistic and critical theory with his own sharp historical and political consciousness, Tony Crowley provides a new agenda for language study; one which acknowledges the fact that writing about history has always been determined by the historical context, and by issues of race, class and gender. Language in History represents a major contribution to the field, and an essential text for anyone interested in language, discourse and communication.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-90822-6 (9781134908226)
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11/1995
Routledge
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11/1995
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Person
Tony Crowley is Professor of English at the University of Manchester. His publications include Proper English, also published by Routledge, and The Politics of Discourse.
Content
Introduction; Chapter 1 For and against Saussure; Chapter 2 For and against Bakhtin; Chapter 3 Wars of words; Chapter 4 Forging the nation; Chapter 5 Science and silence; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Notes Select bibliography; INDEX;
