Language, society and power :  an introduction / 
edited by Linda Thomas and Shăn Wareing. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  1999. 
 - xx, 213 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index. 
<br/><br/>What is language and what does it do? / Shan Wareing --  Language, thought and representation / Ishtla Singh --  Language and politics / Jason Jones, Shan Wareing --  Language and the media / Joanna Thornborrow --  Language and gender / Shan Wareing --  Language and ethnicity / Ishtla Singh --  Language and age / Jean Stilwell Peccei --  Language and class / Jason Jones --  Language and identity / Joanna Thornborrow --  The standard English debate / Linda Thomas --  Attitudes to language / Linda Thomas. 
<br/><br/> This book explores the extent to which language reflects and creates our perception of the world. Each chapter provides a core introduction to a particular social or political issue in language study, with exercises. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415187443 0415187451 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98051931  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociolinguistics.<br/>English language--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P40  / .L2998 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.44