Politics of Language – serie
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23 produkter
Moral Talk
Stance and Evaluation in Political Discourse
Häftad, 2020
706 kr
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This book is about moral talk in contemporary British political discourse, drawing on speeches, debates and radio phone-ins. Using a critical sociolinguistic approach, Spencer-Bennett explores the language people use to communicate moral judgement and highlights the relations between the things …
Linguistic Ecology
Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Region
Inbunden, 1996
2586 kr
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In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization. By focusing on the linguistic and socio-historical changes of the past 200 years, it aims to bring a new dimension to the study of Pacific …
Language in History
Theories and Texts
Av Tony Crowley
Häftad, 1995
946 kr
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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 …
Linguistic Culture and Language Policy
Inbunden, 1996
2441 kr
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By looking closely at the multilingual democracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths.Linguistic Culture and Language Policy exposes language policy as culture-specific, helping …
Broken English
Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings
Av Paula Blank
Inbunden, 1996
2888 kr
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The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Paula Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars - the dialects of early modern English - in both linguistic and literary works of the period. Blank argues that Renaissance authors …
Politics of Language in the Spanish-Speaking World
From Colonization to Globalization
Inbunden, 2000
2441 kr
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Spanish is now the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese. This book traces how and why Spanish has arrived at this position, examining its role in the diverse societies where it is spoken from Europe to the Americas. Providing a comprehensive survey of language …
Politics of Language in the Spanish-Speaking World
From Colonization to Globalization
Häftad, 2000
799 kr
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Spanish is now the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese. This book traces how and why Spanish has arrived at this position, examining its role in the diverse societies where it is spoken from Europe to the Americas. Providing a comprehensive survey of language …
Politics of Language in Ireland 1366-1922
A Sourcebook
Av Tony Crowley
Inbunden, 1999
2586 kr
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For almost a thousand years language has been an important and contentious issue in Ireland but above all it reflects the great themes of Irish history: colonial, invasion, native resistance, religious and cultural difference.Collected here for the first time are texts on language from the date of …
English and the Discourses of Colonialism
Inbunden, 1998
2888 kr
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English and the Discourses of Colonialism opens with the British departure from Hong Kong marking the end of British colonialism. Yet Alastair Pennycook argues that this dramatic exit masks the crucial issue that the traces left by colonialism run deep.This challenging and provocative book looks …
English and the Discourses of Colonialism
Häftad, 1998
929 kr
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English and the Discourses of Colonialism opens with the British departure from Hong Kong marking the end of British colonialism. Yet Alastair Pennycook argues that this dramatic exit masks the crucial issue that the traces left by colonialism run deep.This challenging and provocative book looks …
Linguistic Culture and Language Policy
Häftad, 1998
1040 kr
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By looking closely at the multilingual democracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths.Linguistic Culture and Language Policy exposes language policy as culture-specific, helping …
Broken English
Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings
Av Paula Blank
Häftad, 2014
1046 kr
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The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Paula Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars - the dialects of early modern English - in both linguistic and literary works of the period. Blank argues that Renaissance authors …
Language as Statecraft
'Global English' and the Politics of Language in Rwanda
Av Kate Spowage
Inbunden, 2024
2586 kr
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This book examines the rise of English in Rwanda, offering critical insights into the links between language, colonialism, and capitalism, with implications for our understanding of global English.Spowage takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on political theory, cultural-materialism, and …
Language as Statecraft
'Global English' and the Politics of Language in Rwanda
Av Kate Spowage
Häftad, 2025
727 kr
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This book examines the rise of English in Rwanda, offering critical insights into the links between language, colonialism, and capitalism, with implications for our understanding of global English.Spowage takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on political theory, cultural-materialism, and …
Broken English
Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings
Av Paula Blank
E-bok, 2002
1235 kr
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The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Paula Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars - the dialects of early modern English - in both linguistic and literary works of the period. Blank argues that Renaissance authors …
Broken English
Dialects and the Politics of Language in Renaissance Writings
Av Paula Blank
E-bok, 2002
1235 kr
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The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Paula Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars - the dialects of early modern English - in both linguistic and literary works of the period. Blank argues that Renaissance authors …
Moral Talk
Stance and Evaluation in Political Discourse
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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This book is about moral talk in contemporary British political discourse, drawing on speeches, debates and radio phone-ins. Using a critical sociolinguistic approach, Spencer-Bennett explores the language people use to communicate moral judgement and highlights the relations between the things …
Politics of Palestinian Multilingualism
Speaking for Citizenship
Av Nancy Hawker
Inbunden, 2019
2512 kr
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The Politics of Palestinian Multilingualism: Speaking for Citizenship provides an essential contribution to understanding the politics of Israel/Palestine through the prism of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. Arabic-speakers who also know Hebrew resort to a range of communicative strategies …
Politics of Palestinian Multilingualism
Speaking for Citizenship
Av Nancy Hawker
Häftad, 2019
648 kr
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The Politics of Palestinian Multilingualism: Speaking for Citizenship provides an essential contribution to understanding the politics of Israel/Palestine through the prism of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. Arabic-speakers who also know Hebrew resort to a range of communicative strategies …
Linguistic Ecology
Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Region
Häftad, 2015
892 kr
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In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization. By focusing on the linguistic and socio-historical changes of the past 200 years, it aims to bring a new dimension to the study of Pacific …
Defiant Discourse
Speech and Action in Grassroots Activism
Inbunden, 2020
2512 kr
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In this timely and innovative book, Tamar Katriel takes a language and discourse-centred approach to the subject of peace activism in Israel-Palestine, one of the most significant political issues of our time, while also posing more general questions about the role played by language in activist …
Defiant Discourse
Speech and Action in Grassroots Activism
Häftad, 2020
648 kr
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In this timely and innovative book, Tamar Katriel takes a language and discourse-centred approach to the subject of peace activism in Israel-Palestine, one of the most significant political issues of our time, while also posing more general questions about the role played by language in activist …
Politics of Language in Ireland 1366-1922
A Sourcebook
Av Tony Crowley
Häftad, 1999
542 kr
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For almost a thousand years language has been an important and contentious issue in Ireland but above all it reflects the great themes of Irish history: colonial, invasion, native resistance, religious and cultural difference.Collected here for the first time are texts on language from the date of …
