Language, Society and Power

Mooney, Annabelle,

Language, Society and Power An Introduction Annabelle Mooney and Betsy Evans - Fourth edition. - Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York : Routledge, 2015. - xxvi, 262 pages ; ill, 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257) and index.

1. Language?
2. Language thought and representation
3. Language and politics
4. Language and the media
5. Linguistic landscapes
6. Language and gender
7. Language and ethnicity
8. Language and age
9. Language, class and symbolic capital
10. Global Englishes
11. Projects.


"Language, Society and Power is an introductory text to studying language in a variety of social contexts. It examines the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. This fourth edition has been completely revised to include recent developments in theory and research, and offers new chapters on Linguistic Landscapes and Global Englishes, updated and expanded further reading and student project sections, and a brand new companion website"

9780415739993 (hardback)


Language and languages.
Sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies.

306.44 / MOO

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