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Words Matter - Meaning and Power (Paperback)
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Words Matter - Meaning and Power (Paperback)
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List price R666
Loot Price R572
Discovery Miles 5 720
You Save R94 (14%)
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History and current affairs show that words matter - and change -
because they are woven into our social and political lives. Words
are weapons wielded by the powerful; they are also powerful tools
for social resistance and for reimagining and reconfiguring social
relations. Illustrated with topical examples, from racial slurs and
sexual insults to preferred gender pronouns, from ethnic/racial
group labels to presidential tweets, this book examines the social
contexts which imbue words with potency. Exploring the role of
language in three broad categories - establishing social
identities, navigating social landscapes, and debating social and
linguistic change - Sally McConnell-Ginet invites readers to
examine critically their own ideas about language and its
complicated connections to social conflict and transformation.
Concrete and timely examples vividly illustrate the feedback loop
between words and the world, shedding light on how and why words
can matter.
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