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Linguistics is important. An understanding of linguistic principles
is as essential to the layperson as it is to the language scholar.
Using concrete examples from politics, law, and education, this
book shows how people misconceive language every day and what the
consequences of misconceptions can be. Since the meanings of words
are often fuzzy at best, this volume argues for a flexible approach
to meaning and definitions, and demonstrates how this approach can
help us understand many conflicts. It is an alternative way of
viewing and doing sociolinguistics.
The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches - theoretical and empirical - supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and historians to the development of the sociology of language.
What role does language and communication play in conflict? Why do people engage in or get drawn into quarrels? How can our awareness of the social rules of language use prevent disputes? In this illuminating and accessible guide, Karol Janicki takes the reader on a tour through the field of conflict in language. Using real-life examples, the book examines how language usage influences conflict, and what people can do to avoid or resolve it. Language and Conflict - Ends each chapter with a story that neatly summarizes the key discussion points in a clear, digestible format - Provides useful 'hands-on' tips and further reading recommendations for those who want to explore the subject further. This book is ideal reading for undergraduates studying discourse analysis, language and communication, sociolinguistics, or applied linguistics, and for general readers new to the subject of language and conflict.
Linguistics is important. An understanding of linguistic
principles is as essential to the layperson as it is to the
language scholar. Using concrete examples from politics, law, and
education, this book shows how people misconceive language every
day and what the consequences of misconceptions can be. Since the
meanings of words are often fuzzy at best, this volume argues for a
flexible approach to meaning and definitions, and demonstrates how
this approach can help us understand many conflicts. It is an
alternative way of viewing and doing sociolinguistics.
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