This book explores key areas of modern society in which language is
used to form power and social relations. These are presented in
five sections: Language and the Media Language and Organisations
Language and Gender Language and Youth Multilingualism, Identity
and Ethnicity With a unique combination of selected readings and
student-centred tasks in a single volume, the book covers
contemporary issues in language and power, ranging from the global
to the interpersonal. Each area - and each reading chosen to
explore it - is substantially contextualised and discussed through
a detailed introduction and then followed up with related
activities. Each section comprises: *a substantial, specific
introduction which draws students' attention to key themes and
issues relevant to its topic; *a set of four or five selected
readings which encourages students to locate critically these
issues in context; *a task, or set of tasks, obliging students to
undertake 'hands-on' linguistic analysis of data and engage in more
sophisticated discussion of pertinent issues. *In-depth exploration
of a variety of approaches to the study of language and power
*Unique combination of advanced readings, student-centred tasks and
editorial guidance *Hands-on activities at the end of each chapter
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