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_b.L2998 1999
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245 0 0 _aLanguage, society and power :
_ban introduction /
_cedited by Linda Thomas and Shãn Wareing.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c1999.
300 _axx, 213 p. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index.
505 _aWhat 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aSociolinguistics.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xSocial aspects.
700 1 _aThomas, Linda.
700 1 _aWareing, Shãan,
_d1966-
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/98051931-d.html
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