I recently heard a bank manager telling someone that they should 'fink' seriously about something or other—this would have been unheard of some years ago. On television the other day there was a vicar1 holding forth in a raging Cockney ...
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This book is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts, examining the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender.
Together these books provide the complete resource for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.
Together these books provide the complete resource for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology.
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, ...
This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender.
This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered how language influences thought, how language impacts on our daily life, and how power is perpetuated through language.
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.