TY - BOOK AU - Talbot,Mary AU - Atkinson,David AU - Atkinson,Karen TI - Language and Power in the Modern World SN - 9780748615391 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - Language & Linguistics KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --; SOURCES --; INTRODUCTION --; 1 LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA --; 2 LANGUAGE AND ORGANISATIONS --; 3 LANGUAGE AND GENDER --; 4 LANGUAGE AND YOUTH --; 5 MULTILINGUALISM, ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY --; GLOSSARY --; TRANSCRIPTION KEY --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748615384);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 powerUnique combination of advanced readings, student-centred tasks and editorial guidanceHands-on activities at the end of each chapter" UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474472999 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474472999 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474472999/original ER -