The Language of Money: Proverbs and Practices (Routledge Research in Language and Communication)

Business & Money

Mooney, Annabelle

Economics

Routledge

Language, Society and Power provides an accessible introduction to the study of 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. Readers are encouraged to consider whether representations of people and their language matter, explore how identity is constructed and performed, and examine the creative potential of language in the media, politics, and everyday talk. 
With updates and new international examples throughout, the sixth edition of this popular textbook features: Thoroughly revised chapters on politics and media to include topics such as environmentalism, the politics of consumer choice, injustice in legal systems, and the power of social media in political activism Expanded coverage of ongoing debates around fake news, gender fluidity and representation, and multilingualism Discussions of surveillance in relation to linguistic landscapes Examination of linguistic change due to COVID-19 A companion website which includes streamlined exercises, further reading, a 'who's who' of Twitter, and links to blogs and videos 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.

Language, Society and Power

Politics & Social Sciences

Evans, Betsy

Social Sciences

Language, Society and Power provides an accessible introduction to the study of 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. Readers are encouraged to consider whether representations of people and their language matter, explore how identity is constructed and performed, and examine the creative potential of language in the media, politics and everyday talk. With updates and new international examples throughout, the sixth edition of this popular textbook features: *Thoroughly revised chapters on politics and media to include topics such as environmentalism, the politics of consumer choice, injustice in legal systems and the power of social media in political activism; *Expanded coverage of ongoing debates around fake news, gender fluidity and representation, and multilingualism; *Discussions of surveillance in relation to linguistic landscapes; *Examination of linguistic change due to COVID; *A companion website which includes streamlined exercises, further reading, a 'who's who' of Twitter, and links to blogs and videos 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.

Language, Society and Power: An Introduction

Language, Society and Power is the essential introductory text for students studying language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such questions as: How can a language reflect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differently? How can our use of language mark our ethnic identity? It also looks at language use in politics and the media and investigates how language affects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use. This third edition of this bestselling book has been completely revised to include recent developments in theory and research and offers the following features: <ul>
<li>a range of new and engaging international examples drawn from everyday life: beauty advertisements, conversation transcripts, newspaper headlines reporting on asylum seekers, language themed cartoons, and excerpts from the television programme South Park and satirical news website The Onion</li> <li>new activities designed to give students a real understanding of the topic </li> <li>a new chapter covering 'Student Projects'– giving readers suggestions on how to further explore the topics covered in the book</li> <li>updated and expanded further reading sections for each chapter and a glossary.</li> </ul>
While it can be used as a stand-alone text, this edition of Language, Society and Power has also been fully cross-referenced with the new companion title: The Language, Society and Power Reader. Together these books provide the complete resource for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.

Peccei, Jean Stilwell

LaBelle, Suzanne

Engøy Henriksen, Berit

Eppler, Eva

Irwin, Anthea

Pichler, Pia

Preece, Siân

Soden, Satori

Language, Society and Power is the essential introductory text to studying language in a variety of social contexts.  This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences thought 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.  This fourth edition has been completely revised to include recent developments in theory and research and offers the following features:    A range of new and engaging international examples drawn from everyday life – including material from social media and newspapers, cartoons, YouTube and television.     Two new chapters which cover Linguistic Landscapes, including signs, graffiti and the internet; and Global Englishes, exploring variation in and attitudes to English around the world     Updated and expanded student research projects and further reading sections for each chapter      Brand new companion website that includes video and audio clips, links to articles and further reading for students and professors.  Language, Society and Power is a must-read for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.

Language, Society and Power is the essential introductory text to studying language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences thought 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. This fourth edition has been completely revised to include recent developments in theory and research and offers the following features: <ul>
<li>A range of new and engaging international examples drawn from everyday life – including material from social media and newspapers, cartoons, YouTube and television.</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Two new chapters which cover Linguistic Landscapes, including signs, graffiti and the internet; and Global Englishes, exploring variation in and attitudes to English around the world</li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Updated and expanded student research projects and further reading sections for each chapter </li> </ul> <ul>
<li>Brand new companion website that includes video and audio clips, links to articles and further reading for students and professors.</li> </ul>
Language, Society and Power is a must-read for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.

LSP Bundle: Language, Society and Power (Volume 2)

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: <ul>
<li> Updated chapters with new activities;</li> <li> Examples that include material related to youth language, computer-mediated communication, texting and electronic communication;</li> <li> New material on online mass media, fake news and Twitter as a form of political agency;</li> <li> More discussion of social media, social networking, memes and mobile communication; </li> <li> An introduction to the concepts of translanguaging and superdiversity;</li> <li> An expanded Gender chapter that questions binary gender identities;</li> <li> A companion website which includes more video material to support learning as students make their way through the book.</li>
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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.

Language, Society And Power

Evans, Betsy (betsy Erin)

Mooney, Annabelle, 1974

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, Ny : Routledge, 2023

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